A Vintage Silver Porn…..From Italy

Afternoon everyone….

Today I’m back to work in the shop. The shop isn’t 100% back to normal, but it’s the best I can do for the moment. I have a fairly large job that’s next on the list of jobs. So 75-80% is better then it was.

So today I’m going to share a lovely toned Italian 500 Lira coin. It’s a 1960 coin and is very high AU or low MS. I bought it because of the cool toning and of course the ship on the reverse.

Coin specs:
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
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 02-28-2002
Number N# 2716
References KM# 98, Schön# 97, Y# 105
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).

Lettering:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
VEROI
L. 500
R

Engraver: Guido Veroi

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, Sicilia, Cagliari. The last two are hidden behind the bust.
Below the name of the engraver.

Lettering: GIAMPAOLI

Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli

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

Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA 1960

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