| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1991 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 15 g |
| Dimensions | 32 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Eugenio Driutti |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#143 |
| Obverse description | In center the head of a young woman facing, from whom eight stylized rays of the sun come out. Along the rim a selection of protected examples of flora and fauna are between the rays, as if drawing life blood from sun and men`s care. Name of the autor below head. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
DRIUTTI (Translation: Italian Republic) |
| Reverse description | A man, with outstretched arms at sides stands protecting a big oak. A vertical line cut the man and the tree in two, dividing the left, dying, from the right, flourishing again. Value and mintmark at right; date below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | L.500 R 1991 |
| Edge | `R.I.` repeated three times between leaves and branches |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1991 R - - 50 000 1991 R - Proof - 9 500 |
| Catalog ID | 6173891190 |
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