Italy, (AD 1996), Copper-Nickel 100 Lire, Obv: Female head with towered crown facing left, hair swathed in fabric. Two stars below neck cut with name of the author on the right, Rev: Inside a large circle the value with big numbered fraction and the mint mark and the date below. In the outer ring from top clockwise: a bird in flight, a wheat stalk, a dolphin and an olive branch, symbols of the skies, of the seas and of the earths of Italy but also of the virtues, 4.50 Gms, 22.00 mm, Extremely Fine.