200 Lire - Academy of "Guardia di Finanza"
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Reverse: © smithymx67
Commemorated Event
Centenary of the Academy of the "Guardia di Finanza"
Description
This was a circulating commemorative coin for Italy and marks 100 years of the Academy of the "Guardia di Finanza".
Key Details
Country
Italy (ITA)
Issuer
Banca d'Italia
Currency
Lira
ITL
1861 - 2001
Type
Commemorative Circulating
Year
1996
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
24 mm
Thickness
1.5 mm
Weight
5 g
Face Value
200 Lire (200 ITL)
Demonetized
Yes
Composition
Aluminium Bronze (Bronzital)
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Two buildings shown, the top is the Royal Palace of Caserta (the first headquarters of the Academy in 1896), the bottom is the present headquarters of the GdF Academy in Bergamo.
Obverse Designer
Eugenio Driutti
Obverse Lettering
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
DRIUTTI
Obverse Lettering Translation
Italian Republic
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
The coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza with a banner with the agency motto is in the top half of the coin while a hat and sword of a Cadet of the Academy is in the bottom half.
Text, dates, mintmark and denomination fill the rest of the coin.
Reverse Designer
Eugenio Driutti
Reverse Lettering
CENTENARIO DELL'ACCADEMIA DELLA GUARDIA DI FINANZA
NEC RECISA RECEDIT
1896 R
L.200
1996
Reverse Lettering Translation
Centenary of the Academy of the Financial Guard
Does not retreat, even when broken
Edge
Edge Description
Milled
Mints
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome (R)
1911 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1996 R
200,000,000
Circulated
1996 R
8,000
Proof