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| − | The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for Italy 1990-95. It is a reduced size version of the fifty lire struck 1954-89 (KM 95.1). 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. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel for 1996-2001 (KM 183). | + | The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for [[Italy]] 1990-95. It is a reduced size version of the fifty lire struck 1954-89 (KM 95.1). 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. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel for 1996-2001 (KM 183). |
''Recorded mintage:'' 82,000,000 plus 7,960 proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 82,000,000 plus 7,960 proofs. | ||
Revision as of 20:31, 29 December 2024
The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for Italy 1990-95. It is a reduced size version of the fifty lire struck 1954-89 (KM 95.1). 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. The denomination was converted to copper-nickel for 1996-2001 (KM 183).
Recorded mintage: 82,000,000 plus 7,960 proofs.
Specification: 2.73 g, stainless steel, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 95.2.
- 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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