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Italy LIT 500 - 1958 R

Italy · 1958 · 500 lires
Common
€9.70minimum price
24,240,000coins minted
€15.82silver value · 9.19 g fine at today’s price
N2716 KM98 SCHöN97 Y105 MONTENEGRO2 GIGANTE8-40
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The coin's story

Obverse: the three boats of Christopher Columbus: two caravels, the Pinta and La Niña, and one nave, the Santa Maria. Reverse: a Renaissance portrait inspired by Savonitto Letizia, the artist's wife.

    Obverse

    REPVBBLICA ITALIANAVEROIL. 500R

    the three boats of Christopher Columbus: two caravelles, the Pinta and La Niña, and one nave, the Santa Maria.

    GVEngraved by Guido Veroi

    Reverse

    GIAMPAOLI

    a Renaissance portrait inspired by Savonitto Letizia, the artist's wife.

    Engraved by

    Specifications

    • Denomination500 lires
    • Year1958
    • Mintage24,240,000
    • MaterialSilver 0.835
    • ShapeRound
    • Diameter29.3 mm
    • Thickness2 mm
    • Weight11 g
    • EdgeSmooth with inscription of the hit year "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA ***1958***"
    • ScriptsLatin

    Actual size

    500 lires 29.3 mm 2 € 25.75 mm 1 € 23.25 mm

    Actual size compared with the 2 € and 1 € coins. Thickness: 2 mm.

    Composition

    Silver83.5 % Copper16.5 %

    Reference catalogues

    N2716Numista KM98Krause (Standard Catalog of World Coins) SCHöN97Schön Y105Y MONTENEGRO2MONTENEGRO GIGANTE8-40GIGANTE

    Same country, same period at the scale of real diameters

    500 lires1958 · 29.3 mm 500 lires1961 · 29.3 mm

    By the same engraver: Guido Veroi 2 coins

    1961Italy LIT 500 - 1961 R

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