500 Lire (Antonio Vivaldi) – Italy
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 250th Anniversary of the Death of Antonio Vivaldi
Italy
Context
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard141
Numista: #52572
Value
Exchange value: 500 ITL
Bullion value: $26.51
Inflation-adjusted value: 1161.63 ITL
Obverse
Description:
Vivaldi playing violin before the Doge's Palace colonnade, with a musical staff behind his hand. Artist's name below.
Inscription:
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
COLANERI
COLANERI
Translation:
Italian Republic
Cola Neri
Cola Neri
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Maria Carmela Colaneri
Reverse
Description:
A Venetian-inspired musical composition. Below, a pentagram becomes waves with a gondola. Above, the Rialto Bridge (right) with a pentagram and the San Marco Column (left), surrounded by three swallows and anniversary dates. The value is below, and the mintmark is above the lower pentagram's top line.
Inscription:
MUSICO DI VIOLINO E MAESTRO DI CONCERTI
1741 - 1991
R
L.500
1741 - 1991
R
L.500
Translation:
Violinist and Master of Concerts
1741 - 1991
R
L.500
1741 - 1991
R
L.500
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Maria Carmela Colaneri
Edge
Smooth with lettering in relief.
Legend:
ANTONIO VIVALDI 1741 - 1991
⭐ Somewhat Rare