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Rudder; text "REPVBBLICA ITALIANA" "5"; Dolphin 1951-2001 10 lire €0.0052 23.25 mm 1.6 g Aluminium: 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
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)
Other denominations included the crazia worth q.5; the grosso worth q.20; the paolo worth q.40 or 2 ⁄ 3 lira; the testone worth 3 paoli; and the crown-sized francescone worth 10 paoli or 6 + 2 ⁄ 3 lire. In 1803 the Tuscan lira was equivalent to 0.84 French francs, 0.84 Italian lira, or 3.78 grams of fine silver.
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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 ...
Downtown Milan in the 1960s. The Italian economic miracle or Italian economic boom (Italian: il miracolo economico italiano or il boom economico italiano) is the term used by historians, economists, and the mass media [1] to designate the prolonged period of strong economic growth in Italy after World War II to the late 1960s, and in particular the years from 1958 to 1963. [2]