| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 1989 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 500 Lire (500 ITL) |
| Currency | Lira (1861-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) (Copper .165) |
| Weight | 11 g |
| Dimensions | 29 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Annalisa Valentini |
| In circulation to | 28 February 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#145 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of the friar Tommaso Campanella, with a palm branch held in his left arm, symbol of philosophy. In its lower part a snake, symbol of sapience is coiled with the branch. Name of the author below. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | REPVBBLICA ITALIANA (Translation: Italian Republic) |
| Reverse description | Allegory of `The City of the Sun`, his masterpiece: a utopia describing an egalitarian theocratic society where property is held in common. Above a composition made half by the Sun and half the Temple that reign the City. At sides the symbols of the planets that give name at its rounds, represented as circular lines with a state of the friar. Below is the value with date at right and mintmark at left. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | UNA PIÚ ALTA CONCEZIONE DELLA VITA UNA
MORALITÀ PIÙ PROFONDA UNA RIFORMA DEL CUORE PUÒ SOLA PREPARARE UNO
STATO VERAMENTE UMANO
R 1989 L.500 (Translation: A HIGHER CONCEPTION OF LIFE A DEEPER MORALITY A REFORM OF THE HEART CAN ONLY PREPARE A TRULY HUMAN STATE) |
| Edge | Smooth with lettering in relief |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1989 R - BU - In BU sets only - 51 200 1989 R - Proof - In proof sets only - 9 260 |
| Catalog ID | 3615309920 |
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