Italy 1990-R 500 lire KM-111

from the Stonecat 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. Several dates were struck only for the collector sets. 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: 130,000,000 plus 9,400 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:

• 1987 500 lire, bimetallic
• 1989 200 lire, Taranto Naval Yards
• 1990 200 lire, State Council building
• 1991 500 lire, bimetallic
• Coins and currency dated 1990