Italy 200 Lire, 1991
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Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
200 Lire
Year
1991
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
9
Diameter (mm)
27
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
200 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1991. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 27 mm and weighs 9 g.
- Obverse
- Profile of young woman, representing Italy, with examples of protected flora and fauna (from avove: an eagle, a wolf a butterfly and an edelweiss) in place of her hair. Name of the author below. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- A wolf with prey in its mouth. Above the date. Below the value and mintmark is at right. Around the rim a verse taken from the Divine Comedy (Paradise, canto XVII)
- Edge
- Reeded
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