VARIETIES, "old" (c) and new (n)

This prospectus doesn't include common varieties produced by ordinary technical errors: rotated reverses, incuse coins, exhausted stamps. For examples about these errors, see 2nd prospectus.

N° Nomin. Date Obverse Reverse Rar. Met. Notes about variety - link to photo Type
001 Lire 5 1954 Rudder Dolphin   It

Romagnoli's signature near edge

 c
002 Lire 5 1954 Rudder Dolphin   It Romagnoli's signature normal c
003 Lire 5 1969 Rudder Dolphin RR It "1" inverted. c
004 Lire 5 1989 Rudder Dolphin NC It Inverted reverse - 180° c
005 Lire 10 1947 Pegasus Olive RRRR It Pegasus' queue, wings and clogs aren't near edge. c
006 Lire 20 1957 Woman head Oak NC Ba Larger 7 and slim date c
007 Lire 20 1957 Woman head Oak RR Ba Larger oak-branch base c
008 Lire 20 1970 Woman head Oak R Ba Error: Rome mint mark = P c
009 Lire 20 1974 Woman head Oak RRRRR Ac Struck on acmonital. Weight gr. 3,75 rather than 3,60 c
010 Lire 50 1987 Vulcan Vulcan   Ac Short and slim 7 c
011 Lire 50 1988 Vulcan Vulcan C Ac Big date. Opaque reverse's field n
012 Lire 50 1988 Vulcan Vulcan C Ac Short date n
013 Lire 50 1991 Vulcan Vulcan C Ac W/O rhomb near signatures c
014 Lire 50 1991 Vulcan Vulcan NC Ac Rhomb near signatures c
015 Lire 50 1993 Vulcan Vulcan   Ac Inclined 3 n
016 Lire 50 1993 Vulcan Vulcan   Ac Vertical 3 n
017 Lire 100 1957 Minerva Minerva RRRR Ac Plain edge c
018 Lire 100 1972 / Minerva Minerva RRR Ac Inclined dash near date c
019 Lire 100 1987 Minerva Minerva   Ac 7 with vertical dash n
020 Lire 100 1987 Minerva Minerva   Ac 7 without vertical dash n
021 Lire 200 1978 Woman head Cog-wheel RRR Ba Crescent below the neck c
022 Lire 200 1979 1983 Woman head Cog-wheel RRRR It Struck on italma (alum.) rather than bronzital c
023 Lire 500 1961 100th Italian unit Horses   Ag Error on edge: REPUB ALIANA BLICA IT c
023 Lire 500 1990 It. pres. of EEC     Ag Shorter date c
  Lire 500 For details about all Acmonital-Bronzital types: see prospectus
024 Lire 1000 1997 Turreted Italy Europe C Ac-Ba Error: map with west and east Germany c
025 Lire 1000 1997 Turreted Italy Europe C Ac-Ba United Germany c

* Euro *
N° Nomin. Date Obverse Reverse Rar. Met. Notes about variety - link to photo Type
001 Cent. 10 2002 Venus Nominal C NG

Claudia Momoni's signature SMALL 

 n
002 Cent. 10 2002 Venus Nominal C NG

Claudia Momoni's signature LARGE 

 n
002 Cent. 10 2002 Venus Nominal   NG

Claudia Momoni's signature
SMALL and ASYMMETR. - type III   NEW

 n
002 Cent. 10 2002 Venus Nominal C NG

Greece without Aegean Island  NEW

 n
002 Cent. 10 2002 Venus Nominal RR NG

Greece with Aegean Island (new design) NEW

 n

Some examples about stamping errors and unusual

N° Nomin. Date Obverse Reverse Rar. Alloy Notes about - link to photo
001 Lire 10 1987 Plough Spica   It Excrescence of metal (like a dot) near legend on obv. Also on reverse, below spiga on the left
002 Lire 50 1989 Vulcan Volcan   Ac "989" date, All the obv. and rev. normal
003 Lire 200 1978 Woman hd. Cog-wheel   Ba W/o Vallucci's signature ("exhausted" stamp)
004 Lire 200 1979 Woman hd. Cog-wheel RRR Ba "Bald" head.
005 Lire 200 1979 Woman hd. Cog-wheel   Ba Vallucci's signature almost w/o "V"

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