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1000 Lire Tintoretto
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Weight | 14.6 g |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter facing portrait of the Venetian painter Jacopo Robusti, known as Tintoretto, set within an oval beaded border. The artist's Latinized name and epithet appear as a circumscribed legend around the oval frame, reading JACOBVS TINCTORETTVS VENETVS PICTOR CELEBERR. The state title REPUBBLICA ITALIANA is inscribed in the field above, and the commemorative dates 1524-1994 appear below the portrait, flanked by a small caret symbol. The engraver's signature M.A. CASSOL is present in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Central composition depicting a scene from Tintoretto's painting 'Saint George and the Dragon', rendered in high relief with dynamic figural groupings faithful to the original canvas. The denomination L 1000 appears to the left in the field. In the upper right, the commemorative anniversary dates TINTORETTO 1594-1994 are inscribed, accompanied by the Rome Mint mark R. The overall design conveys the Mannerist drama characteristic of Tintoretto's work. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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