| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1000 Lire (1000 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in bronzital ring |
| Weight | 8.8 g |
| Dimensions | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Laura Cretara Reverse: Uliana Pernazza |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#190, Schön#193.1 |
| Obverse description | In the central disc female head with towered crown facing left, hair swathed in fabric. Only the crown is outside the disc. In outer ring the legend and twelve stars (dividing the legend: six above the head and six below the neck) representing the State members of the EU. Name of the author below the neck. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ****** ITALIANA ******
L.CRETARA (Translation: Italian Republic) |
| Reverse description | A portion of the globe centered on Europe with thick meridian and parallels outlined. In the inner disc five folded papers are above the map around the border, creating a window in shape of a five-pointed star above the Europe. In the outer ring are the value below, with name of the author right above it, but in the disc. The date is vertical on the left, while the mintmark is at right. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1
9
9
7 R
PERNAZZA
L.1000 (Translation: 1000 Lire 1997 Pernazza) |
| Edge | Alternating smooth and milled sections |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1997 R - - 100 000 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3885328560 |
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