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Name or Denominations
100 Lire (100 ITL)
Issuer
Italy
Ruler
Republic (1946-date)
Year of Minting
1979
Currency
Lira (1861-2001)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Common
Weight
8 g
Diameter
27.8 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Material
Acmonital
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Reeded
Technique
Milled
Front design
Young female head facing left with a long braid and wheat sprigs on hair (a representation of the Goddess Ceres). Country name above around the rim. Below the head a small flower and the name of the engraver.
Back design
In the field, cow nursing calf decentralized to the left, to the right the indication of the value on two lines, plus the date. The mintmark is at left of cow, near the rim. In the background depiction of meridians and parallels to symbolize the world.
Year of Minting
1979
Ruling authority
Republic (1946-date)
Mint location
R Rome , Italy (476-date)
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Inscriptions
Obverse: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA GIANDOMENICO Reverse: NUTRIRE IL MONDO 100 LIRE R 1979 FAO
Rarity
Common
Coin type
Circulating commemorative
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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