Italy 500 Lire, 1992

Piero della Francesca

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Italy Italy
Currency Lira (1861 – 2001)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 500 Lire
Year 1992
Ruler Republic (1946–9999)
Composition Silver (.835)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 11
Diameter (mm) 29
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

500 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1992. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 29 mm and weighs 11 g.

Obverse
A self-portrait of the famous painter Piero della Francesca with name of the author below. Architectural elements as background. (Italian Republic)
Reverse
The central scene of "The Resurrection" on of the masterpiece of Piero della Francesca. This scene has a triangular shape, the same as the paint itself. Again, as obverse the architectural elements are used as background. Value and mintmark are at left, while date is at upper right.
Edge
Smooth with raised lettering

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage unc Comment Frequency
1992 R 52K € 21,00 BU - In BU Sets only 98%
1992 R 9.5K Proof - In Proof Sets only 4%

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