Italy 1986-R 100 lire
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The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for Italy 1955-89. A later, reduced size version (KM 96.2) was issued 1990-92. Despite a sincere attempt by engraver Guiseppe Romagnoli to produce a handsome design, the stainless steel fabric, with its dull color and low relief, defeated his efforts. Some of the early dates are valuable in strict uncirculated but none of the dates after the late sixties are collectible. This is the first year for which proofs are available.
Recorded mintage: 18,000,000 plus 17,500.
Specification: 8 g, stainless steel, 27.8 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 96.1.
- Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
- Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
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