500 Lire Colombo - The departure, Italy

500 Lire Colombo - The departure, Italy, 1989 obverse image500 Lire Colombo - The departure, Italy, 1989 reverse image
500 Lire Colombo - The departure coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Italy flagItaly
  • Years of Minting:
    1989
  • Period:
    Republic (1946-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Non-circulating coin
  • Edge:
    Lettering in relief
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    R Rome, Italy (476-date)
500 Lire Colombo - The departure Reference Price

Reference Price

$24.95

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

500 Lire Colombo - The departure Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:

A group of ships in Genova port. Above the date and below the value within the name of the author and the mintmark.

Engraver:

Uliana Pernazza

Designer:

n/a

Obverse

Description:

Bust of Columbus, with an armillary sphere in the background and the name of the author below. A small rudder is below the sphere, near rim.

Engraver:

Annalisa Valentini

Designer:

n/a

Edge

Description:

Lettering in relief

500 Lire Colombo - The departure Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:

REPVBBLICA ITALIANA A. VALENTINI

Reverse:

V CENTENARIO DELLA SCOPERTA DELL' AMERICA 1492-1992 1989 U.PERNAZZA L.500 R

500 Lire Colombo - The departure Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Silver (.835) (Copper .165)

Size

500 Lire Colombo - The departure sizes
  • Weight:11 g
  • Diameter:29 mm
  • Thickness:n/a
  • Edge:n/a

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