500 Lire Dante Alighieri - Trial Strike

Features

Issuer Italy
Period Republic (1946-date)
Type Pattern
Year 1965
Value 500 Lire (500 ITL)
Currency Lira (1861-2001)
Composition Silver (.835)
Weight 11 g
Diameter 29.3 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 28 February 2002
Number
N#
59690
References KM# Pr84
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

700th Anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri

Obverse

Head of Poet Dante Alighieri facing left. On his head a lauerel crown.
Below the name of engraver and author on two lines

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
SCULT G•
VERGINELLI
INC•G•MONASSI

Translation: Italian Republic

Engraver: Guerrino Mattia Monassi

Designer: Goffredo Verginelli

Reverse

Flames surmounted by clouds and sun rays with 10 little stars within; allegorical symbols of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise (the three books of the trilogy of the Divine Commedy, a masterpiece of world literature). In exergue indication of the value, under which lies the date. Right of the flames the mint mark while on the left the word PROVA.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PROVA
R
L. 500
1965

Engraver: Guerrino Mattia Monassi

Designer: Goffredo Verginelli

Edge

Inscription in relief

Script: Latin

Lettering: 7°CENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA DI DANTE

Translation: 7th Centenary of the birth of Dante

Mint

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

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1965 R 1 500 maybe more pieces minted

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