| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1996 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 10 000 Lire (10 000 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 22 g |
| Dimensions | 34 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#179, Schön#188 |
| Obverse description | Bust of a young female, representing Italy, facing right inside a toothed wheel (symbolize the Work in Italy). Together with the wheel there are other elements that are symbols of the Italian Republic: the star (right behind the head) and two branches, one of oak and one of olive (below the neck, partially within the wheel) |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
E.L. FRAPICCINI (Translation: Italian Republic) |
| Reverse description | Inside a toothed wheel one of the Dioscuri, a statue group located in the Piazza del Quirinale, Rome. Together with the statue inside the wheel are also the value, the date and the mint mark. Legend outside the wheel |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 50° ANNIVERSARIO DELLA PROCLAMAZIONE
DELLA REPUBBLICA-
LIRE
10000
R
1996 (Translation: 50th Anniversary of the Proclamation of the (Italian) Republic) |
| Edge | Alternated reeded and smooth sections |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1996 R - - 38 440 1996 R - Proof - 7 900 |
| Catalog ID | 6052075750 |
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