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500 Lire Luca Pacioli
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing allegorical effigy of the Italian Republic as a woman, rendered with feathered wings rising from the temples — symbolic of intelligence and freedom. The portrait is set in high relief against a plain field, with the bust truncation at the lower portion of the coin. The engraver's name CRETARA appears below the neck truncation. The circular legend REPVBBLICA ITALIANA arcs along the upper periphery in Latin capital letters. |
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| Reverse description | Central field bears a portrait bust of the Renaissance mathematician and friar Luca Pacioli, set against a detailed background depicting the cathedral and surrounding buildings of Sansepolcro, Tuscany, his birthplace. The engraver's name PERNAZZA appears on the inner ring below Pacioli's right shoulder. The outer ring carries the legend in Latin capital letters, incorporating the denomination L.500, the commemorative dates 1494 and 1994 marking the 500th anniversary of the publication of his Summa de Arithmetica, and the subject's name LVCA PACIOLI. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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