100 Italian Lire coin (Minerva large type)

100 Italian Lire (Minerva, Large Type)

The larger original 100 lire is among the best-known coins of the Italian Republic, carrying the goddess Minerva across many years of everyday use before a smaller module replaced it. Struck in acmonital, a tough stainless-steel alloy, it had a bright silvery appearance and a broad flan that showed the design clearly. Its reeded edge distinguished it by feel. The denomination ended with the changeover to the euro in 2002.

On the obverse appears a youthful female head personifying the Italian Republic, facing left under a laurel wreath, encircled by the legend “REPVBBLICA ITALIANA”, with the designers’ names inscribed in small letters below the truncation.

On the reverse, designed by Giuseppe Romagnoli, the helmeted Minerva stands robed, leaning on a spear in her left hand and extending her right toward a slender olive tree. The value “L.100” sits at the lower left, the date “1991” beneath and the Rome mint mark “R” to the right.

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