Beschreibung
Erhaltung: ss | Abkürzungen
Katalognummer: KM# 98, Schön# 97, Y# 105
Gewicht: 11,00 g
Feingehalt: 835
Durchmesser: 29,30 mm
Lovely coin in great overall condition.
Obverse
Christopher Columbuss ships, the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sailing to right. Below the value, with mint mark and name of the author (within sea waves).
Script: Latin
Lettering:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
VEROI
L. 500
R
Engraver: Guido Veroi
Reverse
Bust of woman in Renaissance dress, representing Italy, surrounded by 19 shields. From lower left the shields are: Genova, Torino, Aosta, Milano, Trento, Venezia, Trieste, Udine, Bologna, Firenze, Ancona, Perugia, Roma, LAquila, Napoli, Bari, Potenza, Catanzaro, Palermo, Cagliari. The last two are hidden behind the bust.
Below the name of the engraver.
This is an emulation of the Pisanello Medaglia di Cecilia medal of the Renaissance era, sporting the same hair net, and similar dress.
