Italy 5000 Lire, 1999

5000 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1999. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 32 mm and weighs 18 g.

Obverse

In low position the upper part of the Globe from which comes out the Tree of Life, whose branches and leaves intertwine and become three doves, symbol of peace and project of the third millennium. Date below the Globe, while the name of the author is inside it. (Italian Republic)

Reverse

Saint Francis of Assisi in the act of giving his cloak to a poor, main symbol of solidarity. Below a frieze with value and mintmark in exergue.

Edge

Discountinuous milled.