Description

The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS) released gold Reverse Proof coins with a specific focus on the country’s numismatic past featuring well-known designs seen on previously circulating coinage. This release highlights the five-lire coins (KM# 92) in use from 1951 until the Italian lire was replaced by the euro.

Artist: Maria Angela Cassol

Obverse

Reproduction of the obverse of the 5 Lire coin depicting a rudder surrounded by the country name. In exergue, the name of the designer (CASSOL); around, a dot-decorating frame.

REPUBBLICA • ITALIANA
CASSOL

Reverse

Reproduction of the reverse of the 5 Lire coin depicting a dolphin next to the number "5" which is the coin’s value in the 1950s. On the left, the date “2023”, the year of the coin’s issue; below, "R", identifying the Mint of Rome; on the right, the value "20 EURO"; around, a dot-decorated frame.

2023
5 EURO
20
R

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.999
Weight 7.776 g
Diameter 22 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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