50000 Lire (Benvenuto Cellini) – Italy
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 500th Anniversary of the birth of Benvenuto Cellini
Italy
Context
Material
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard232
Numista: #59636
Value
Exchange value: 50000 ITL
Bullion value: $1127.49
Inflation-adjusted value: 82400.50 ITL
Obverse
Description:
Bust of Cellini, a leading Mannerist sculptor, goldsmith, and draftsman, facing right. Below, the artist's name.
Inscription:
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
C. MOMONI
C. MOMONI
Translation:
Italian Republic
C. Momoni
C. Momoni
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Claudia Momoni
Reverse
Description:
Cellini’s famous "Perseus with the Head of Medusa," shown before the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence. The value is between the loggia’s columns, with dates to its right.
Inscription:
BENVENUTO CELLINI
50
MILA
LIRE
1500 2000
R
50
MILA
LIRE
1500 2000
R
Script: Latin
Engraver: Claudia Momoni
Edge
Reeded
✨ Legendary