1987 Italy 500 Lire - World Athletic Championship - Silver Proof Coin with Premium Packing

Features

Issuer	Italy
Ruling authority	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Non-circulating coins
Year	1987
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# 12027
References	KM# 122, Gigante# 431, Montenegro# 22, 22bis

Commemorative issue

World Athletic Championships - Rome 1987

Obverse

Unfaced winged woman, representing Victory, crosses the finish line, cutting the belt that transforms into the stadium when turns behind her back. A big star at the bottom.

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA

Translation: Italian Republic

Engraver: Annalisa Valentini

Reverse

Two sprinters (one black, one white as a symbol of the fight against racism) are running on a field track, with the upper elements of the Colosseum in the background above them. Colosseum elements are parallel to the lines of the tracks and that creates a continuity between the stadium and the city where it belongs. The value, the mintmark, the date and the name of the engraver are in the lines of the running tracks.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CAMPIONATI MONDIALI DI ATLETICA
A. VALENTINI
L 500
1987
R

Translation:
World Championships in Athletics
A. Valentini
500 Lire
1987
R

Engraver: Annalisa Valentini

Edge

Lettering in relief

Script: Latin

Lettering: ROMA 1987 ROMA 1987 ROMA 1987

Translation: Rome 1987 Rome 1987 Rome 1987