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10 000 Lire Messina Conference
1995 year| Silver (.835) | 22 g | 34 mm |
| Issuer | Italy |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (1946-date) |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Year | 1995 |
| Value | 10 000 Lire (10 000 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 22 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 28 February 2002 |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#52605 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 57% |
Reverse
On the globe, centered on Europe, a ribbon forms the letter E and the number 5. All around the rim twelve stars. Below the globe the value and the mintmark.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
E 5
L 10000
1995 R
Engraver: Uliana Pernazza
Edge
Alternating milled and smooth sections
Comment
The Messina Conference was an interministerial meeting of the six member states of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), held in Messina at the invitation of Gaetano Martino, to relaunch European integration after the failure of the EDC. It was from this conference that the European Economic Community was born two years later.The Foreign Ministers of the Six met in Messina from June 1 to 3, 1955. They were Johan Willem Beyen (Netherlands), Gaetano Martino (Italy), Joseph Bech (Luxembourg), Antoine Pinay (France), Walter Hallstein (FRG) and Paul-Henri Spaak (Belgium). (Source : www.wikipedia.org)
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 10,000 Lire (Messina Conference) 1995 coin from Italy is that it was minted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Falcone, an Italian magistrate who played a key role in the fight against organized crime, particularly against the Sicilian Mafia. The coin's design features an image of Falcone on one side and the logo of the Messina Conference on the other.
Price
| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 R | 8050 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 10 000 Lire (Messina Conference) 1995 coin.
