500 Lire FAO - IFAD, Italy

500 Lire FAO - IFAD, Italy, 1998 obverse image500 Lire FAO - IFAD, Italy, 1998 reverse image
500 Lire FAO - IFAD coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Italy flagItaly
  • Years of Minting:
    1998
  • Period:
    Republic (1946-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    R Rome, Italy (476-date)
500 Lire FAO - IFAD Reference Price

Reference Price

$1.50-$14.99

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

500 Lire FAO - IFAD Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


Open hand with palm facing up, holding an ear and sorghum stems. Above it a solar globe and a twisted wheat ear, forming the number 20: the years of the anniversary. In the outer ring above the word IFAD with its symbol at left divides the dates of the anniversary; value is below with the mintmark at right and the name of the author at left, along the rim., and a stylised 20 made out of wheat, and the denomination at the bottom

Engraver:


Luciana De Simoni

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


Female head facing left. The woman symbolizes the Italian Republic with feathered wings coming from temples (symbols of intelligence and freedom). Engraver's name below the neck-cut.

Engraver:


n/a

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


Alternating smooth and reeded segments

500 Lire FAO - IFAD Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


REPVBBLICA ITALIANA CRETARA

Reverse:


IFAD 1978 1998 20 L. DE SIMONI L.500 R

500 Lire FAO - IFAD Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bimetallic: bronzital centre in acmonital ring

Size

500 Lire FAO - IFAD sizes
  • Weight:6.8 g
  • Diameter:25.8 mm
  • Thickness:2 mm
  • Edge:n/a
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