| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1965 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 29.3 mm |
| Thickness | 2.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Guerrino Mattia Monassi |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#100 |
| Obverse description | The head of Poet Dante Alighieri facing left, with a laurel crown on his head, and the name of engraver below on two lines |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
SCULT G•
VERGINELLI
INC•G•MONASSI (Translation: ITALIAN REPUBLIC DESIGNER G• VERGINELLI ENGRAVER •G•MONASSI) |
| Reverse description | Flames surmounted by clouds and sun rays with 10 small stars within; allegorical symbols of Hell, Purgatory and Paradise (the three books of the trilogy of the Divine Comedy, a masterpiece of world literature). In exergue indication of the value, under which lies the date, with the mintmark right of the flames |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | R
L. 500
1965 (Translation: R 500 LIRE 1965) |
| Edge | Inscription in relief |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1965 R - - 5 000 000 1965 R - Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 3013943530 |
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