£44.00
Italy P-116c / 50,000 Lire 1992 – UNC
Out of stock
Description
| Issued by | Banca d’Italia |
| Issue | 1990-1997 Issue. 27.05.1992 |
| Size | 149 x 70 mm |
| Printer | Officina Della Banca d’Italia (Italy) – ODBI |
| Watermark | Self-portrait of Gian Lorenzo Bernini; “BI” monogram between ornamental motifs. |
| Signature | Fazio & Amici |
| Obverse | Self-portrait of Italian artist, sculptor, architect and painter Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598 – 1680) (Galleria Borghese, Rome); Detail of the sculptor’s Triton Fountain in Piazza Barberini, Rome; Seal depicting winged lion of St. Mark, symbol of Venice above three shields of Genoa, Pisa and Amalfi |
| Reverse | “Equestrian statue of the Emperor Constantine” by Bernini (Vatican City) and a reproduction of a study for a medal commemorating the inauguration of the Royal Staircase in Vatican City (the drawing is in the collection of the Vatican Apostolic Library) and a section of the staircase, taken from the original drawing, also in the Library’s collection |
