500 Lire Giacomo Leopardi

500 Lire (Giacomo Leopardi) - obverse500 Lire (Giacomo Leopardi) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Italy
Period Republic (1946-date)
Type Non-circulating coin
Year 1987
Value 500 Lire (500 ITL)
Currency Lira (1861-2001)
Composition Silver (.835)
Weight 11 g
Diameter 29 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
52551
References KM# 132
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

150th Anniversary of the Death of Giacomo Leopardi

Obverse

Portrait of Giacomo Leopardi

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBBLICA | ITALIANA
SOCCORSI

Translation: Italian Republic

Engraver: Maurizio Soccorsi

Reverse

A standing woman from whose hands are pouring rose petals, an allegory of Leopardi's lyric. The woman divides value and mintmark at right and date at left. As legend a verse of his poem "A Silvia".

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ERA IL MAGGIO ODOROSO
L 500
1987 R

Engraver: Maurizio Soccorsi

Edge

Smooth with lettering in relief

Script: Latin

Lettering: GIACOMO LEOPARDI 1837 - 1987

Mint

R Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome, Italy (1911-date)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1987 R 57 500 $ 22 44% BU - In BU sets only
1987 R 10 000 $ 25 57% Proof - In proof sets only

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Numista Rarity index: 59 Search tips
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