Italy 5000 Lire, 1995
Pisanello
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
5000 Lire
Year
1995
Ruler
Republic
(1946–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
18
Diameter (mm)
32
Demonetized
28 February 2002
Description
5000 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1995. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 32 mm and weighs 18 g.
- Obverse
- Self-portrait of Pisanello with dates of anniversary and the author's name on lower right. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- Representation of one of the most famous medals realized by Pisanello: that for Ludovico III Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua. Ludovico III is figured as a armored knight with a big spherical crest. At sides of the head the heraldic symbols of the sun and the sunflower. In the field, on the left, the value and the mintmark. (6th Century of the birth of Pisanello)
- Edge
- Alternating milled and smooth sections
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