100 Lire coin from Italy (Italian Republic, Repubblica Italiana). The coin was circulated in 1979 and will be picked randomly. Various grades from Good to Very fine. A photo is for advertising purposes only. The coin may have scratches, dirt, or damage from oxidation. 

Country: Italy

Continents: Europe

Groupings: Western Europe

Denomination: 100 Lire

Value: 100 Lire (100 ITL)

Type: Circulating commemorative coin

Year: 1979

Year: 1979

Numismatic period: Lira (1861 - 2001)

Year demonetized: 2/28/2002

Composition: Acmonital

Diameter: 27.8 mm.

Thickness: 2 mm.

Weight: 8 g.

Shape: Round

Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓

Mint: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato

Mint location: Rome Italy (1911 - now)

Obverse: Libertine with wheat sprigs on hair (representation of the Goddess Ceres), flower

Obverse lettering: REPUBBLICA ITALIANA GIANDOMENICO

Obverse translation: Italian Republic

Reverse: Cow nursing calf

Reverse lettering: NUTRIRE IL MONDO 100 LIRE R 1979 FAO

Reverse translation: Feeding the World 100 Lire FAO 

Edge: Reeded

ℹ Themes: Cows and bovines, FAO, Animals, Bulls and Cows, F.A.O., Globes, Infant Animals, Legends, Mammals, Women