[Eng] [Ita]
Diameter:29,5 mm
Metals: Silver 835
Weight: 11g
Edge: ***date***REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
This nice coin was
minted in the years you see
on the left.
The coin represent the
three Caravels, were not minted in 1962 and 1963 because on that years
were minted 500 Lire for the centenary
of Unity of Italy.
On Obverse it is represented the bust of a lady in renaissance's style,
looking left. Around the coat of arms of 19 Italian cities. Below the
name of the engraver: Giampaoli. The coin have the date with
the inscription 'Repvbblica Italiana' along its edging.
The Obverse was designed by Pietro
Giampaoli the was the master
engraver of the mint, he had modeled the profile of
women inspired by its wife, Letizia Savonitto. Simple
in design, this 'caravels' silver 500 Lira coin has been engraved and
cut to highlight the beautiful woman. Due to its timeless charm, this
would look superb on any silver chain or indeed leather cord.
This piece was originally designed by the artist for his wife to
celebrate their 10 years of marriage.
The coat of arms of the 19 cities or country are from the bottom left clockwise: Genova, Torino, Aosta, Milano, Trento, Venezia, Trieste ed Udine, Bologna, Firenze, Ancona, Perugina, Roma, L'Aquila, Napoli, Bari, Potenza, Catanzaro, Sicilia, Cagliari.
Exist 1024 exemplars of this coin minted in 1957 with the writing PROVA on the reverse, those coins were donated to our parliamentary who were at the end of their first parliamentary mandate, the value of this coin is very high, can be over 9000$!At the end of 1957 pictures of the coin were on newspapers and a
mariner, the captain Di Calabria observed that the top flags of the
Caravels were flying against the wind. After that there was a lot of
rumours about this "error", some expert said the boats were simply
sailing near to the wind. So the sail were correctly represented.
Altho if there weren't any error the Government decided to change
the dies. The first circulating coin have the 1958 date.
border with: REPVBBLICA
ITALIANA 19XX ( XX means the year)
| Date | Mintage x1000 | Rarity | Value VF | Value XF | Value UNC |
| 1958 | 24.240 | C | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 1959 | 19.360 | C | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 1960 | 24.080 | C | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 1961 | 6.560 | C | 9 | 15 | 30 |
| 1964 | 4.880 | C | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 1965 | 3.120 | C | 7 | 9 | 20 |
| 1966 | 13.120 | C | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| 1967 | 2.480 | C | 7 | 7 | 12 |
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