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1990 AD., Italy, Rome mint, 500 Lire, KM 111.
Italy, Republic, Rome mint, designer: Laura Cretara, 1990 AD., 
500 Lire (25,8 mm / 6,85 g), bimetallic: bronze alloy (bronzital) center in stainless steel (acmonital) ring, mintage 130.000.000 , 
Obv.: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA * / CRETARA , female winged head facing left (bigger head type), designer´s name below truncation. 
Rev.: ⠨⠇⠄⠼⠑⠚⠚⠄/ L. 500 // R - 1990 , Piazza del Quirinale with the statue of the Dioscuri, flanked by wheat ear (on l.) and olive sprig (r.); value in Braille on top for blind people. 
Edge: alternating smooth and reeded segments. 
KM 111 . 
more details about this type and the issue on: http://www.aratrice.it/catalogo/repubblica/500-lire-bimetallico-repubblica/?lang=en

This 500 Lira type was the first bimetal coin minted in the world.
It´s also the world’s first coin to be issued with Braille on the reverse. The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write, and was the first digital form of writing.
Braille was devised in 1825 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman.
Schlüsselwörter: Italy Rome Lire Republic Laura Cretara bimetallic winged Head Piazza Quirinale Statue Dioscuri Wheat Ear Olive Sprig Braille

1990 AD., Italy, Rome mint, 500 Lire, KM 111.

Italy, Republic, Rome mint, designer: Laura Cretara, 1990 AD.,
500 Lire (25,8 mm / 6,85 g), bimetallic: bronze alloy (bronzital) center in stainless steel (acmonital) ring, mintage 130.000.000 ,
Obv.: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA * / CRETARA , female winged head facing left (bigger head type), designer´s name below truncation.
Rev.: ⠨⠇⠄⠼⠑⠚⠚⠄/ L. 500 // R - 1990 , Piazza del Quirinale with the statue of the Dioscuri, flanked by wheat ear (on l.) and olive sprig (r.); value in Braille on top for blind people.
Edge: alternating smooth and reeded segments.
KM 111 .
more details about this type and the issue on: http://www.aratrice.it/catalogo/repubblica/500-lire-bimetallico-repubblica/?lang=en

This 500 Lira type was the first bimetal coin minted in the world.
It´s also the world’s first coin to be issued with Braille on the reverse. The Braille system is a method that is widely used by blind people to read and write, and was the first digital form of writing.
Braille was devised in 1825 by Louis Braille, a blind Frenchman.

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Schlüsselwörter:Italy / Rome / Lire / Republic / Laura / Cretara / bimetallic / winged / Head / Piazza / Quirinale / Statue / Dioscuri / Wheat / Ear / Olive / Sprig / Braille
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