Italy 1997 R 500 Lire Italian Traffic Police 25.75 mm GEM BU KM# 187 (21 946)

Bimetallic: bronzital centre in acmonital
ring

50th Anniversary of the Italian Traffic
Police

Obverse: Female head facing left. The woman
symbolizes the Italian Republic with feathered wings coming from temples
(symbols of intelligence and freedom). Engraver's name below the neck-cut.



Reverse: In the inner disc in low position the arms of the Italian State Police
divides the dates of the anniversary at sides. Above the arms inside a square a
centaur archer to the left, symbol of the Traffic Police branch, with the
mintmark. Name of the author at right of arms. In the outer ring above the
value, and below the legend; while at sides a schematic representation of a road
maps

REF 21 946