| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 200 Lire (200 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) (Copper .165) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Dimensions | 24 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Annalisa Valentini Reverse: Uliana Pernazza |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#138 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Columbus, with an armillary sphere in the background and the name of the author below. A small rudder is below the sphere, near rim. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
A. VALENTINI (Translation: Italian Republic A. Valentini) |
| Reverse description | Shield of the `Ammiraglio del Mar Oceano` (- Admiral of the Ocean Seas, or Admiral of the Indies was a title given to Colombo by the Spanish Kings and used by himself and his descendants from 1502 on) divides value and date. Below the mintmark and a dolphin swimming in the ocean. The name of the author is below the dolphin`s tail. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | V CENTENARIO DELLA SCOPERTA DELL`
AMERICA *1492-1992*
1989
L.200
R
U.PERNAZZA (Translation: 5th Centenary of the Discovery of America 1492-1992 1989 200 Lire R U. Pernazza) |
| Edge | Reeded |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1989 R - MIntage combined with 500 lire (KM#139) - 75 000 1989 R - Proof, mintage combined with 500 lire (KM#139) - 25 000 |
| Catalog ID | 5280293740 |
| Comments |
