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countryWoman with feathered wings at templesdesigner
denomination in BrailleWheatQuirinal PalaceOlivedatedenominationmint mark
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REPVBBLICA ITALIANACRETARA ⠨⠇⠄⠼⠑⠚⠚⠄L.500####
Designer: Laura Cretara
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Plain
Designer: Laura Cretara
Inner Rim Shape: Circle
Perimeter Decoration: Plain
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KM# 160: Italy 500 lire (1993)

General

WCDB ID
128
Country
Flag: Italian Republic Italy
Denomination
500 lire
Value
500 Italian lira (ITL)
Dates
AD1982 - 2001

Physical

Shape
Circle
Mass
6.80 g
Diameter
25.80 mm
Thickness
1.80 mm
Composition
Center: Al-Bronze; Ring: Stainless steel
Color
Center: Yellow / Gold; Ring: Gray / Black / Silver Center: Yellow / Gold; Ring: Gray / Black / Silver
Magnetic
Yes

Design

Orientation
Coin: ↑ ↓
Edge
8 alternations of plain/smooth and milled/reeded
Tags
Female / Girl / Lady / Woman 5-Pointed Star Branch / Ivy / Sprig / Vine Oat / Rice / Rye / Wheat Building / Structure

References

Wikipedia
Italian lire
Krause-Mischler
KM# 111
Numista
N# 302

Related Coins

Concurrent
10 lire : KM# 93 (1951 - 2001)
100 lire : KM# 96.2 (1990 - 1992)
200 lire : KM# 105 (1977 - 2001)
200 lire : KM# 135 (1990)
200 lire : KM# 155 (1993)
200 lire : KM# 164 (1994)
500 lire : KM# 160 (1993)
1000 lire : KM# 194 (1997 - 2001)