500 Lire (Death of Virgil) Coin

500 Lire (Death of Virgil)

Country: Italy
Denomination: 500 Lire (500 ITL)
Year: 1981
Material: Silver (.835)
Weight: 11 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 29.3 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: italy

Description:

Obverse

Laurel head of Virgil facing left. Below the neck the name of the author

Reverse

In the middle a stylized tree, symbol of Fertility. At sides, facing the tree, the figure of an ox that represents the work, and of a horse, symbol of epic poetry. On the left, 19 A.C.year of death of the Latin poet, and on the right, the year 1981. In the exergue, the value and the mintmark.

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