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1 Dollar 500 F2: Alberto Ascari
| Issuer | Republic of Palau |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Diameter | 35 mm |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a vivid full-colour photographic rendering of the Ferrari 500 F2 racing car, numbered 4, driven by Alberto Ascari at speed on the circuit, with a crowd of spectators visible in the background. The arc legend GREATEST VICTORIES OF FERRARI runs along the left border, while 500 F2 is inscribed at the top of the field. In the lower field, the inscriptions ALBERTO ASCARI, BELGIAN GP, and 22 JUNE 1952 identify the commemorated event, accompanied by a small Italian tricolour flag. A silhouette map of Italy appears in the lower left field, and the date 2011 is inscribed at the bottom. |
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| Reverse lettering | 500 F2 GREATEST VICTORIES OF FERRARI ALBERTO ASCARI BELGIAN GP 22 JUNE 1952 2011 |
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Alberto Ascari remains the last driver to win consecutive Formula One World Championships — 1952 and 1953 — and died just four days after surviving a plunge into Monaco harbor during the 1955 Grand Prix. The circumstances of his fatal crash at Monza, during an unofficial test session, were never fully explained.