| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1981 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 29.3 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Laura Cretara |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#110 |
| Obverse description | Laurel head of Virgil facing left. Below the neck the name of the author |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | -REPVBBLICA•ITALIANA-
P•VERGILIVS.M MM.POST.ANNOS
CRETARA (Translation: -ITALIAN•REPUBLIC- Publio Virgilio Marone - 2000 years after (his death)) |
| Reverse description | A stylized tree, the symbol of Fertility with at sides, facing the tree, the figure of an ox at right (representing the work) and of an horse at left (symbol of epic poetry). On the left, 19 A.C. year of death of the Latin poet, and on the right, the year 1981. In the exergue, the value and the mintmark. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 19 A.C. 1981
L. 500
R (Translation: 19 A.C. 1981 LIRA. 500 R) |
| Edge | Lettering in relief |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1981 R - - 340 988 1981 R - Prooflike - |
| Catalog ID | 6025179280 |
| Comments |
