100 Lire FAO

Features

Issuer	Italy
Ruling authority	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1979
Value	100 Lire (100 ITL)
Currency	Lira (1861-2001)
Composition	Acmonital
Weight	8 g
Diameter	27.8 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	28 February 2002
Number	N# 723
References	KM# 106 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Commemorative issue

FAO

Obverse

Young female head facing left with a long braid and wheat sprigs on hair (a representation of the Goddess Ceres). Country name above around the rim. Below the head a small flower and the name of the engraver.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
GIANDOMENICO

Translation: Italian Republic

Engraver: Sergio Giandomenico

Reverse

In the field, cow nursing calf decentralized to the left, to the right the indication of the value on two lines, plus the date. The mintmark is at left of cow, near the rim. In the background depiction of meridians and parallels to symbolize the world.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
NUTRIRE IL MONDO
100
LIRE
R
1979
FAO

Translation:
Feeding the World
100 Lire
FAO

Engraver: Sergio Giandomenico

Edge

Reeded

Mint

R	Rome, Italy (476-date)

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Date			Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1979 R			78 340 000	$ 0.35	$ 0.46	$ 0.46	$ 0.57	$ 0.57	$ 0.91	$ 1.00

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