| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1998 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: bronzital centre in acmonital ring |
| Weight | 6.8 g |
| Dimensions | 25.8 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Laura Cretara Reverse: Luciana De Simoni |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#193, Schön#199 |
| Obverse description | Female head facing left. The woman symbolizes the Italian Republic with feathered wings coming from temples (symbols of intelligence and freedom). Engraver`s name below the neck-cut. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
CRETARA (Translation: Republic of Italy Cretara) |
| Reverse description | Open hand with palm facing up, holding an ear and sorghum stems. Above it a solar globe and a twisted wheat ear, forming the number `20`: the years of the anniversary. In the outer ring above the word `IFAD` with its symbol at left divides the dates of the anniversary; value is below with the mintmark at right and the name of the author at left, along the rim. , and a stylised 20 made out of wheat, and the denomination at the bottom |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | IFAD 1978 1998 20 L. DE SIMONI L.500 R |
| Edge | Alternating smooth and reeded segments |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1998 R - - 100 000 000 1998 R - Proof - In Proof Sets only - 9 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8140963120 |
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