Italy 500 Lire Caravelle 1958 UNC SILVER

Description

Italy 500 Lire.
Obverse :  Bust of woman in Renaissance dress representing Italy, surrounded by 19 shields. From lower left the shields are : Genova, Torino, Aosta, Milano, Trento, Venezia, Trieste, Udine, Bologna, Firenze, Ancona, Perugia, Roma, L'Aquila, Napoli, Bari, Potenza, Catanzaro, Sicilia, Cagliari. The last Two are hidden Behind the bust.
Below: the name of te engraver  Lettering GIAM
PAOLI.
Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli.
Reverse: Chistopher Colombus ship the Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria sailing to right.
Below the value and name of the author ; Lettering REPVBBLICA ITALIANA VEROI L.500 R
Engraver: Guido Veroi.
Country: Italy
Type: Common Coin
Years: 1958-2001
Value: 500 lire
Metal: Silver (.835)
Weight : 11 g
Diameter: 29.3 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Shape: Round