Among the old lire most beautifulwe certainly find the specimen we are talking about today. The 50 lire minted from 1996 to 1999 are those of the called currency “Italy with turrets”it is a coin rich in details and representations; so let’s not waste time chatting and let’s go straight to the analysis of features.
50 Lire Italy Turrita 1996
This coin has the classic on the front head of a woman as an allegory of Italy which, in this case, has several towers on top of the cape, hence the name turreted. The nape of the subject, in this coin, is covered by a turban which it lets out several strands of hair intertwined representing the shape of the DNAas if to underline the origins of the Italian people. Around the woman, divided into two parts that are placed in front of and behind her face, is the inscription “ITALIAN REPUBLIC”. Following the second word, furthermore, below, are found a 5-pointed star and the author’s signature Laura Cretara, the first woman to represent such a role in the world.
On the reverse of the coin, however, the story becomes more complicated, it is full of details which constitute its beauty; let’s see which ones. First, in the center, large, we find number 50 occupying a large portion of the space. Below is the inscription LIRE, while above, The thousandth of minting. Then there are gods all around symbols representing several of the old ones Lire before this; there are the oak branch of the 20 Lire, that of laurel of the 100 lire with Minerva, the cornucopia for reference to the 1 Lira, the cogwheel of the 200 lire and the grape for the 5 Lire grapes.
The circulation of this coin, although it was only minted for 3 years as the Euro began to be used shortly thereafter, she is very tall and it’s not that hard to find. On eBayHowever, you will be able to observe some such coins with minting errors that reach crazy figures like 2000€ or more.
