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Pieces available:

1958 2

1959 6

1960 5

1961 3

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Features:

Issuer Italy

Period Republic (1946-date)

Type Standard circulation coin

Years 1958-2001

Value 500 Lire (500 ITL)

Currency Lira (1861-2001)

Composition Silver (.835)

Weight 11 g

Diameter 29.3 mm

Thickness 2 mm

Shape Round

Technique Milled

Orientation Coin alignment

Demonetized 28 February 2002

Number N#2716

References KM#98, Schn#97, Y#105

Date Mintage Frequency
1958 R 2'240'000 40%
1959 R 19'360'000 29%
Obverse
Christopher Columbus's ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sailing to right. Below the value, with mint mark and name of the author (within sea waves).

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA L. 500 R

Reverse
Bust of woman in Renaissance dress, representing Italy, surrounded by 19 shields. From lower left the shields are: Genova, Torino, Aosta, Milano, Trento, Venezia, Trieste, Udine, Bologna, Firenze, Ancona, Perugia, Roma, L'Aquila, Napoli, Bari, Potenza, Catanzaro, Palermo, Cagliari. The last two are hidden behind the bust.

Below the name of the engraver.

This is an emulation of the Pisanello Medaglia di Cecilia medal of the Renaissance era, sporting the same hair net, and similar dress.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GIAMPAOLI

Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli

Edge: Raised lettering with the date within six stars (three for each sides)