Coin catalog › Coins (Theme: Operas, Year: 2001)

1,000 Lire (100th death commemoration of Giuseppe Verdi)

Country:

Italy

Series:

1970~2001 - Republic (Lire) Numismatic Product

Catalog codes:

Col:IT-000147, WCC:km236

Themes:

Buildings | Commemoration | Composers | Opera Houses | Operas | Ribbons

Issued on:

2001

Last issue date:

2001

Distribution:

Year Set

Mints:

Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Roma, Italy

Composition:

Silver

Edge:

Security (lettered)

Orientation:

Coin alignment ↑O↓

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Not decorated. Both sides

Weight:

14.6 grams

Diameter:

31.4 mm

Face value:

1,000 ₤ - Italian lira

Known mintage:

115,250

Composition Details:

835/1000 Silver .3919 oz. ASW, 165/1000 copper835/1000 Silver .3919 oz. ASW, 165/1000 copper

Score:

73% Accuracy: Medium

Related items:

2 (See)

Description:

Front: Building right of spiral texted ribbon
GIUSEPPE / VERDI / +1901
between (top, value) L.1000 (Lire)
(low-left, mintmark) R (Rome Mint)
(bottom, year) 2001
legend: none
Back: Bust opera composer Giuseppe Verdi (front)
* 9 or 10 October 1813, Busseto, Parma, Emilia-Romagna
⚭1 (V.1836) Margherita Barezzi (+26, 2 children)
⚭2 (1859) Giuseppina Strepponi (8.IX.1815-14.XI.1897, 3 illegal children)
† stroke, 27 January 1901 (aged 87)
buried: 1.) Cimitero Monumentale, Milan, Italy
2.) Casa di Riposo, Milan, Italy
designer: (neck) E.L. FRAPICCHINI
legend: (state name) REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
Edge: PrT - Plain with raised embossed with written R.I.
between stars and laurel 3 times

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