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Known coins from Italy

Only coins valued at 500 Lire.

500 Lire
1958 - 2001 [#98]
11g 835 silver
Columbus ships/Bust left within wreath

500 Lire
1961 [#99]
11g 835 silver
Italian Unification Centennial
Female seated left/Quadriga

500 Lire
1965 [#100]
11g 835 silver
700th Anniversary - Birth of Dante Alighieri, Poet
Head left/Radiant sun above flame, value and date

500 Lire
1974 [#103]
11g 835 silver
100th Anniversary - Birth of Guglielmo Marconi, Physicist
Bust left/Map of Italy with radio tower loops

500 Lire
1975 [#104]
11g 835 silver
500th Anniversary - Birth of Michelangelo Buonarroti
Bust left/Seated statue divides dates with value below

500 Lire
1981 [#110]
11g 835 silver
2000th Anniversary - Death of Virgil
Head left/Tree divides cow, horse and dates with value below

500 Lire
1982 - 2001 [#111]
Bimetal
Head left within circle/Plaza within circle flanked by sprigs

500 Lire
1982 [#112]
11g 835 silver
100th Anniversary - Death of Giuseppe Garibaldi
Bust right/Island map divides value and date

500 Lire
1983 [#113]
11g 835 silver
Bust of G. Galiei facing/Dog within crowned wreath dividing dates with value below

500 Lire
1984 [#114]
11g 835 silver
Los Angeles Olympics
Head right between dove at left and torch at right/Three figures holding up Olympic flame

500 Lire
1985 [#115]
11g 835 silver
First Italian President of Common Market
Head left with map, stars and globe within scalp/Flags above stylized ancient stadium

500 Lire
1985 [#116]
11g 835 silver
Towns architectural montage/Hilltop castle above two hemispheres

500 Lire
1985 [#117]
11g 835 silver
European Year of Music
Muse of music left/Pipe organ frontal view

500 Lire
1985 [#118]
11g 835 silver
Etruscan Culture
Standing warrior/Two winged horses left

500 Lire
1986 [#119]
11g 835 silver
Soccer Championship - Mexico
Map of Italy and soccer ball/Aztec Calendar within soccer ball

500 Lire
1986 [#120]
11g 835 silver
Year of Peace
Head right/Ancient tree

500 Lire
1987 [#121]
11g 835 silver
Year of the Family
Head left/Family scene

500 Lire
1987 [#122]
11g 835 silver
World Athletic Championships
Stylized runner left/Ancient and modern sprinter, Coliseum in background

500 Lire
1985 [#123]
11g 835 silver
200th Anniversary - Birth of Alessandro Manzoni
Bust 3/4 facing/Headdress

500 Lire
1986 [#124]
11g 835 silver
600th Anniversary - Birth of Donatello
Head with headdress 1/4 left/Standing male statue to left of value and date

500 Lire
1988 [#125]
11g 835 silver
Summer Olympics - Seoul
Face left with dove and torch/Two artistic figures within wreath above rings

500 Lire
1988 [#126]
11g 835 silver
40th Anniversary of Constitution
Turreted head left/Oak and laurel sprig within partial text with dates and value below

500 Lire
1988 [#129]
11g 835 silver
900th Anniversary - University of Bologna
Medieval student in thought/Emblem

500 Lire
1989 [#131]
11g 835 silver
Fight Against Cancer
Female doctor and DNA/Heartbeat, microscope and hand

500 Lire
1987 [#132]
10.96g 835 silver
150th Anniversary Death of Giacomo Leopardi, poet
Bust 3/4 left/Female standing 3/4 left at center

500 Lire
1989 [#134]
11g 835 silver
Soccer
Head left with world cup trophy within hair/Map of Italy within world globe

500 Lire
1990 [#136]
11g 835 silver
Soccer
Head left with world cup trophy within hair/Dove within globe and soccer ball

500 Lire
1990 [#137]
11g 835 silver
Italian Presidency of the E.E.C. Council
Head left/Logo

500 Lire
1989 [#139]
11g 835 silver
Christopher Columbus
Bust 1/4 right within globe design/Ships in dock

500 Lire
1990 [#140]
11g 835 silver
Columbus - Discovery of America
Head left and new world map/Stylized ship within an instrument

500 Lire
1991 [#141]
11g 835 silver
250th Anniversary - Death of Antonio Vivaldi
Violinist right, building in background/Music score and mountain scene

500 Lire
1991 [#143]
15g 835 silver
Italian Flora and Fauna
Head facing within assorted animals and flowers/Man within center of dead and living tree

500 Lire
1988 [#144]
11g 835 silver
100th Anniversary - Death of Giovanni Bosco
Bust facing/Mother, father and seated child

500 Lire
1989 [#145]
11g 835 silver
350th Anniversary - Death of Tommaso Campanella
Bust 3/4 right/Half sun face at left, half dome at right, text below

500 Lire
1990 [#146]
11g 835 silver
500th Anniversary - Birth of Tizian
Head left/Buildings

500 Lire
1991 [#147]
15g 835 silver
2100th Anniversary of Ponte Milvio
Head right with bridge and shield within hair/Stone arch bridge

500 Lire
1991 [#148]
11g 835 silver
Discovery of America
Radiant head facing/Mapped scroll divides compass and date

500 Lire
1992 [#149]
15g 835 silver
500th Anniversary - Death of Lorenzo de Medici
Bust left/Florence tower, books, dates and value

500 Lire
1992 [#150]
11g 835 silver
Christopher Columbus
Bust 3/4 facing/Landing scene

500 Lire
1992 [#152]
15g 835 silver
200th Anniversary - Birth of Gioacchino Rossini
Bust facing/Signature on music staff sheet

500 Lire
1992 [#153]
15g 835 silver
Olympics
Laureate head facing and half of oval track/Buildings and 3/4 oval track

500 Lire
1992 [#154]
15g 835 silver
Flora and Fauna
Head left with bird and flora within hair/Square enclosing dolphin, flamingo and other animals

500 Lire
1993 [#156]
15g 835 silver
2000th Anniversary - Death of Horace
Column divides date and value/Bust left

500 Lire
1993 [#157]
15g 835 silver
Wildlife protection
Head facing flanked by flowers/Storks and swordfish divide date and value

500 Lire
1993 [#158]
15g 835 silver
650th Anniversary - University of Pisa
Seated figure right with open book/Leaning Tower of Pisa to right of building

500 Lire
1993 [#160]
Bimetal
Centennial - Bank of Italy
Head left within circle/Monogram within design divides dates within circle

500 Lire
1992 [#161]
11g 835 silver
500th Anniversary - Death of Piero Della Francesca

500 Lire
1993 [#163]
11g 835 silver
200th Anniversary - Death of Carolo Goldoni

500 Lire
1994 [#167]
Bimetal
500th Anniversary - Publication of Mathematical Work by Luca Pacioli
Head left within circle/Bust facing within circle

500 Lire
1993 [#173]
11g 835 silver
Centennial - Bank of Italy
Head left/Statues and building

500 Lire
1996 [#181]
Bimetal
Istituto Nazionale di Statistica
Head left within circle/Institute building within circle

500 Lire
1997 [#187]
Bimetal
50th Anniversary - National Police Code
Head left within circle/Mythological figure above crowned shield within wreath and circle

500 Lire
1998 [#193]
Bimetal
20 years - IFAD
Allegorical portrait/Hand and grains

500 Lire
1999 [#203]
Bimetal
European Parliamentary Elections
Allegorical portrait/Ballot box

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