100 Lire - Guglielmo Marconi
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Reverse: © smithymx67
Commemorated Event
100th Anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marconi
Description
This was a circulating commemorative coin for Italy to mark 100 years since the birth of Guglielmo Marconi.
Key Details
Country
Italy (ITA)
Issuer
Banca d'Italia
Currency
Lira
ITL
1861 - 2001
Type
Commemorative Circulating
Year
1974
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Diameter (⌀)
27.8 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Weight
8 g
Face Value
100 Lire (100 ITL)
Composition
Acmonital
Obverse (heads)
Obverse Description
Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of radio.
Obverse Designer
Guerrino Mattia Monassi
Obverse Lettering
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
MONASSI
Obverse Lettering Translation
Italian Republic
Monassi
Reverse (tails)
Reverse Description
A radio transmitter with dates and denomination below.
Reverse Designer
Guerrino Mattia Monassi
Reverse Lettering
1874 1974
L.100 R
GUGLIELMO
MARCONI
Edge
Edge Description
Milled
Mints
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato, Rome (R)
1911 - to date
Mintage
Year
Mintage
Quality
1974 R
50,000,000
Circulated