Italy 500 Lire (3pcs) 1958/1961/1966 Christopher Columbus's ships. AU-UNC

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1958/1961/1966, Italy (Republic). Silver 500 Lire Coins. 3pcs

Reference: KM-98.
Condition: AU-UNC!
Mint Place: Rome (R)
Mint Year: 1958, 1961, 1966.
Denominations: 500 Lire (3pcs) - Christopher Columbus's ships (Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria)
Material: Silver (.835)
Weight: 11gm (each)
Diameter: 29mm


Obverse: Female bust, wearing Renaissance dress left. Border of shields of Italian States around. Designer´s signature ("Giampaoli") below.

Reverse: Columbus' ships Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria at sea, denomination (L.500) and mint initial (R) below.
Legend: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA



Christopher Columbus (c. 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506) was a navigator, colonizer, and explorer from the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy, whose voyages across the Atlantic Ocean led to general European awareness of the American continents in the Western Hemisphere. With his four voyages of exploration and several attempts at establishing a settlement on the island of Hispaniola, all funded by Isabella I of Castile, he initiated the process of Spanish colonization which foreshadowed general European colonization of the "New World".

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