Italy 50 000 Lire, 1996

Battistero of Parma

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Italy Italy
Currency Lira (1861 – 2001)
Coin type Non-circulating coin
Denomination 50 000 Lire
Year 1996
Ruler Republic (1946–9999)
Composition Gold (.900)
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 7.5
Diameter (mm) 20
Demonetized 28 February 2002

Description

50 000 Lire from Italy. Issued in 1996. Struck in Gold (.900). Measures 20 mm and weighs 7.5 g.

Obverse
Front view of the Baptistery (built in the XIII century on a project by Benedetto Antelami: one of the greatest architect and sculptor of the Romanesque). Below a circular element that ornate the interior and the name of the author on the right. (Italian Republic)
Reverse
A circular group of decorations of the Baptistery doors, with inside a semicircular space with value, mintmark and date. Decorations are: up the Last Judgement; below, as a frame scenes of the Allegory of Life. (VIII Centenary of the Battistero of Parma)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1996 R 7K Proof

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