Italy 1994-R 100000 lire

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Aureo y Calicó sale 423, lot 1867

This specimen was lot 1867 in Aureo y Calicó sale 423 (Barcelona, December 2023), where it sold for 780 € (about US$1,010 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Italy. 1994. R (Rome). 100000 liras. Bank of Italy. In official case with certificate. Rare. AU. Proof." Central banks have become addicted to self-congratulatory NCLT's honoring unimportant anniversaries. The central bank of Italy, on its centennial, issued this gold 100,000 lire in 1994 along with a gold 50,000 lire (KM 176). The obverse depicts Luigi Einaudi. Wikipedia notes, "Luigi Numa Lorenzo Einaudi (1874-1961) was an Italian politician and economist. He served as the president of Italy from 1948 to 1955."

Recorded mintage: 21,196.

Specifications: 15 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 15,01 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1526, KM 177.

Sources:

  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • 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.
  • [1]Sisó, Teresa, Eduard Domingo and Lluís Lalana, Subasta 423: Subasta Numismatica, Barcelona: Aureo y Calicó, 2023.

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