• Obverse: Features the portrait of a female allegorical figure, symbolizing Italy, with inscriptions REPVBBLICA ITALIANA and the year 1966.

• Reverse: Numeric denomination 100 LIRE, often accompanied by agricultural or symbolic motifs such as ears of wheat or other national symbols.

• Composition: Acmonital (stainless steel).

• Weight: 4.8 g.

• Diameter: 27.8 mm.

• Edge: Plain.

• Mint: Italian Mint, Rome.

Historical Insight:
The 100 lire coin reflects Italy’s economic and cultural stabilization during the 1960s. The design blends modern coinage techniques with allegorical references to Italy’s national identity and heritage.

Collecting Note:
As a circulating coin from the Italian Republic, it offers both historical significance and aesthetic appeal, ideal for collectors of mid-20th-century European coinage.