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200 Lire
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 1977-2001 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Reverse description | A square toothed cogwheel occupies the central field, symbolising Italian industry and labour, with the denomination 200 LIRE inscribed in two lines within the wheel's aperture. The date of issue appears in the exergue below the cogwheel. The mint mark R, denoting the Rome Mint, is positioned along the lower left periphery at approximately the eight o'clock position. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Italy's 200 lire entered circulation in 1977 as inflation steadily eroded the purchasing power of smaller denominations, making a higher-value circulating coin a practical necessity. The Bronzital alloy — developed specifically for Italian coinage — was chosen partly for its resistance to corrosion and partly because its golden appearance reduced public confusion with the aluminium-bronze 20 lire piece. Production ran continuously across the Rome mint for over two decades, accumulating mintages in the hundreds of millions for most years, which explains why circulated survivors are abundant but uncirculated examples from the earliest strikes take more effort to locate.