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100 Lire FAO
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Weight | 8 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bare-headed bust of Italia, depicted as a young woman with her hair drawn back and gathered into a long braided plait adorned with a sprig of wheat at the crown. The engraver's signature GIANDOMENICO appears incuse along the lower truncation, with a small rosette mintmark below. The circular legend REPUBBLICA ITALIANA runs along the periphery from lower left to lower right. |
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| Reverse description | A cow nuzzling its calf occupies the left and central field, set against a stylised globe rendered in relief with meridian and parallel lines suggesting a world map. To the right, the denomination 100 / LIRE is inscribed in large numerals and text. The date 1979 appears in the lower right field, the Rome Mint mark R is positioned to the left, and the legend NUTRIRE IL MONDO arcs along the upper periphery while FAO is prominently placed along the lower periphery. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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