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Plough; text "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" "10"; Two ears of wheat 1951-2001 20 lire €0.0103 21.25 mm 3.6 g Bronzital Profile of a woman at left with ears of wheat in her hair; text "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" "L 20"; Oak branch 1957-2001 50 lire €0.0258 24.8 mm 6.25 g Acmonital Profile of a woman at right with oak wreath; text "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA"
Lire 10 and Lire 20 coins dated 2000 or 2001 were struck in sets only. The Lire 500 coin was the first bimetallic circulating coin, and was also the first circulating coin to feature Braille numerals (a Braille "L. 500" is on the upper rim of the coin's reverse, above the building).
Italian euro coins have a design unique to each denomination, though there is a common theme of famous Italian works of art throughout history. Each coin is designed by a different designer, from the 1 cent to the 2 euro coin they are: Eugenio Driutti, Luciana De Simoni, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini, Claudia Momoni, Maria Angela Cassol, Roberto Mauri, Laura Cretara and Maria Carmela Colaneri.
From historic European issues to prized American rarities, here are 10 vintage stamps worth a small fortune. Time to start digging! 1. British Guiana 1c Magenta (1856)
Coin collectors know that a highly graded 1943 Bronze Lincoln Penny may be worth up to $1,000,000, and the value is only expected to increase over time. Very few are known to exist in circulation ...
The silver grosso in 1172 worth 4 denari, of 1.4 g of 23 ⁄ 24 fine silver (or 80.5 g fine silver in a lira); The gold Genovino d'oro in 1252, at about the same time as the Florentine florin; of 3.5 g fine gold, and worth 1 ⁄ 2 lira (each lira worth either 7 g fine gold or 70 g fine silver);
5 Collections That Will Be Worth Money in 10 Years. Caitlyn Moorhead. January 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM. coldsnowstorm / Getty Images.
Between 1955 and 1971, around 9 million people are estimated to have been involved in inter-regional migrations in Italy, uprooting entire communities and creating large metropolitan areas. [43] At the same time, the doubling of Italian GDP, which occurred between 1950 and 1962 [ 44 ] Italians families used their newfound wealth to purchase ...