Italy 1998R Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1000 Lire Choice Brilliant Uncirculated (MS64)

Italy 1998R Gian Lorenzo Bernini 1000 Lire Choice Brilliant Uncirculated (MS64)

This coin was issued to commemorate the 400th Anniversary of the birth of Gian Lorenzo Bernini. Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680) was an Italian sculptor, architect, and painter who dominated the Baroque art movement. Renowned for his dramatic, lifelike sculptures, he brought intense emotion and movement to marble, as seen in works like The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa and Apollo and Daphne. Bernini also played a major role in shaping Rome’s skyline, designing parts of St. Peter’s Basilica and its grand colonnade. His genius helped define the theatrical and expressive style of Baroque art.

Obverse: An older portrait of Bernini, with a view of St. Peter's Square in the background, the country name above, and the engraver's name within the Square's paving.
Reverse: A disc of the facing sun from the sculpture Truth Unveiled by Time dividing the annivesary dates, with a composition made by the planimetry half of the Church of San Andrea al Quirinale and half of St. Peter's Square forming an oval in the background, denomination in centre, mint mark and legend below.

Specifications:
Engraver: Maria Carmela Colaneri
Composition: 0.835 Silver
Weight: 14.6 g
Diameter: 31.4 mm
Edge: Smooth with inscription
Die Axis: ↑↓
Mint: Rome, Italy
Mintage: 55,200