1965-R 500 L Alighieri MS64 认证号28502269, PCGS号376602

Italy 500 Lire Alighieri Silver (.835), 29.3mm. In 1965 the Rome mint struck 5 million business strike 500 Lire coins commemorating the 700th Anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri. Additionally, a trial strike of 1,500 was minted identified by the word "PROVA" on the reverse. While the lira coin was used by the various independent States, upon Italian unification in 1861, lira was introduced as a national currency (originating from libra, the largest unit of the Carolingian monetary system). In 1999, the lira became a national subunit of the euro before being replaced as cash in 2002. The Lire 500 coin was the first bimetallic circulating coin (aluminum-bronze center in stainless steel ring and was also the first circulating coin to feature Braille numerals (both innovations were introduced in 1982). The obverse of the 1965 coin features the head of Dante Alighieri facing left, with a laurel crown on his head, Italian Republic, and the name of engraver below on two lines. The reverse depicts flames surmounted by clouds and sun rays with 10 small stars within representing the allegorical symbols of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise (the three books of the trilogy of Dante's Divine Comedy), the denomination, the date, and the mintmark right of the flames. The coin also features an edge inscription in relief, "7°CENTENARIO DELLA NASCITA DI DANTE."