Catalog number

Italy - 50,000 Lire (1984)

Denomination

50,000 Lire

Material

Size: 149 x 70 mm Colour: Violet

Ruler

Subject

Edge

Date

1984

Mintage

Obverse

Self-portrait of Italian artist, sculptor, architect and painter Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680) (Galleria Borghese,Rome). Detail of the sculptor's Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini, Rome. Seal depicting winged lion of St. Mark, symbol ofVenice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi

Reverse

"Equestrian statue of the Emperor Constantine" by Bernini(Vatican City) and a reproduction of a study for a medal commemorating the inauguration of the Royal Staircase in VaticanCity (the drawing is in the collection of the Vatican Apostolic Library) and a section of the staircase, taken from the originaldrawing, also in the Library's collection

Series

Quality

Quantity

1

Value

Note

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