Top section consists of the Winged Lion of St. Mark (holding open a book reading `PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS`) on a striped field above `Ponte di rialto` in gold-colored script. Bottom section depicts the Ponte di Rialto across Venice`s Grand Canal, including the surrounding buildings and a gondola in the foreground.
Obverse lettering
Ponte
di rialto (Translation: Rialto Bridge)
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
A large, gold-coloured Winged Lion of St. Mark holds open a book reading `PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS` in the center field. The center field is surrounded by `VENEZIA,` where each letter is separated by a Venetian mask.
Reverse lettering
V E N E Z I A
PAX TIBI MARCE EVANGELISTA MEVS (Translation: Venice Peace unto you, Mark, my Evangelist)