Italy 500 Lire, 1988
San Giovanni Bosco
Information
Country
Italy
Italy
Currency
Lira
(1861 – 2001)
Coin type
Non-circulating coin
Denomination
500 Lire
Year
1988
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 1988. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 29 mm and weighs 11 g.
- Obverse
- Facing portrait of San Giovanni Bosco. Name of the author below. (Italian Republic)
- Reverse
- A men building a brick wall with the help of a woman holding a plant in her right hand. At their feet a seated child is reading a book. The composition is an allegory of work and study, the philosophy of the priest. The value is in exergue, while the date and the mint mark are at sides of the figures. (Study and Work)
- Edge
- Smooth with raised lettering
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