Italy 1992-R 500 lire KM-111

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for Italy 1982-95 and 2000-01. This type was one of the first bimetallic coins struck and is often found with the inner core loose and free to turn within the outer ring. This denomination proved popular and convenient for various silver commemoratives issued until the introduction of the euro in 2002 (see the "centennial" and "Dante" commemoratives).

Recorded mintage: 150,000,000 plus 9,500 proofs.

Specification: 6.8 g, "bronzital" (aluminum bronze) core with a "acmonital" (stainless steel) ring, 25.8 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 111.

Source:

• 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.

Link to:

• 1984 500 lire, bimetallic
• 1992-R 500 lire, Olympic Games
• 1993 500 lire, Centennial of the Bank of Italy
• 1994 200 lire, 180th anniversary of the Carabinieri
• 1994-R 50,000 lire, Centennial of the Bank of Italy
• 1994-R 100,000 lire, Centennial of the Bank of Italy
• 1995 50 lire
• 1996 200 lire
• 2006 10 euro cents
• Coins and currency dated 1992
• return to coins of Italy