| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1988 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Maurizio Soccorsi |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#144 |
| Obverse description | Facing portrait of San Giovanni Bosco. Name of the author below. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLICA ITALIANA (Translation: Italian Republic) |
| Reverse description | A men building a brick wall with the help of a woman holding a plant in her right hand. At their feet a seated child is reading a book. The composition is an allegory of work and study, the philosophy of the priest. The value is in exergue, while the date and the mint mark are at sides of the figures. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | STUDIO E LAVORO
1988 R
L500 (Translation: Study and Work) |
| Edge | Smooth with raised lettering |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1988 R - BU - In BU Sets only - 51 000 1988 R - Proof - In Proof Sets only - 9 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3824948930 |
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