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500 Lire Guglielmo Marconi - Trial Strike
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 1974 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts stylized radio waves radiating outward from transmission towers representing the Italian Peninsula, symbolizing Marconi's pioneering work in wireless telegraphy. To the left, the denomination L 500 is displayed with the word PROVA (meaning 'trial' or 'pattern') inscribed beneath it, confirming the piece's status as a trial strike. The mint mark R appears to the right, and the centenary dates 1874-1974 are inscribed along the lower portion of the field. The design is bold and modernist in conception. |
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| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
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