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5000 Lire Giovanni Antonio Canal
| Issuer | Italian Republic |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of the Venetian painter Giovanni Antonio Canal (known as Canaletto), rendered in high relief with detailed period dress including a ruffled cravat and draped coat. Behind the portrait, to the lower right, a finely engraved Venetian cityscape depicts domed basilicas and canal-side architecture. The facsimile signature 'Zuane Antonio da Canal' appears in cursive script along the lower portion of the field. The arc legend REPVBBLICA ITALIANA curves along the upper left rim, and the engraver's name COLANERI is inscribed vertically at the right margin. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | 1697 1997 L.5000 R |
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