Description
Country or authority: Italian Republic
Year or date range: 1961
Denomination: 500 lire
Composition: Silver
Ruler or portrait: Allegorical Italia turrita, not a ruler portrait
Mint or mintmark: Rome; R mintmark
Catalogue references: KM#99, Italy, 500 lire, 1961
Obverse description: Actual obverse: seated Italia turrita facing left on an Ionic capital, holding an olive branch and an armoured helmet; legend REPVBBLICA ★ ITALIANA; VEROI below. The supplied image labelled “reverse” is therefore the obverse.
Reverse description: Actual reverse: quadriga with charioteer moving left; 1861 above and 1961 below; L. 500 and R in the exergue. The supplied image labelled “obverse” is therefore the reverse.
Description and condition notes: Refer to image for condition
