500 Lire Death of Virgil

1981 year


Silver (.835)	11 g	29.3 mm

Description

Issuer	Italy
Period	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	1981
Value	500 Lire (500&nbspITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Silver (.835)
Weight	11 g
Diameter	29.3 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Updated	2024-10-05

References

Numista	N#12014
Rarity index	23%

Reverse

A stylized tree, the symbol of Fertility with at sides, facing the tree, the figure of an ox at right (representing the work) and of an horse at left (symbol of epic poetry). On the left, 19 A.C. year of death of the Latin poet, and on the right, the year 1981. In the exergue, the value and the mintmark.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
19 A.C. 1981
L. 500
R

Translation:
19 A.C. 1981
LIRA. 500
R

Engraver: Laura Cretara

Edge

Lettering in relief

Script: Latin

Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA

Translation: ITALIAN REPUBLIC

Comment

This coin was issued by the Italian Mint (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato), according to the Administrative Order (Decreto del Presidente della Repubblica) of November, the 7th 1981.
The coin was issued, for collectors, in a mint box, with information about the coin and its author (Laura Cretara).

0.2953 oz ASW

Interesting fact

The 500 Lire (Death of Virgil) coin from Italy, minted in 1981, features a unique design that sets it apart from other coins. The obverse side of the coin depicts a portrait of the Roman poet Virgil, while the reverse side shows a scene from his epic poem, the Aeneid, where Aeneas leaves the underworld, carrying his father Anchises on his shoulders. This coin was minted to commemorate the 2,000th anniversary of Virgil's death and is considered a rare and valuable collector's item among numismatists.

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1981 R	340988	-	-	-	-	-	-

Values in the table are based on evaluations by sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only for 500 Lire (Death of Virgil) 1981 coin.