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.
Obverse Legend:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA, CRETARA
Obverse Designer:
Laura Cretara
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
Reverse Legend:
L. 500, POLIZIA STRADALE 50, 1947-1997, POLIZIA DI STATO, R, SUB LEGE LIBERTAS
Reverse Designer:
Maria Carmela Coianeri
Edge:
Alternating smooth and reeded segments
Orientation:
Coin alignment ↑↓
Mint Mark:
R (Rome)
Composition:
Bi-Metallic Bronzital center in Acmonital ring
Diameter:
25.8 mm
Thickness:
2.0 mm
Weight:
6.8000 grams
Mintage:
40,000,000
Catalog Number:
KM# 187, Gigante: 151
The Polizia di Stato (State Police or P.S.) is one of the national police forces of Italy.
It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for highway patrol (autostrade), railways (ferrovie), airports (aeroporti), customs (together with the Guardia di Finanza) as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police forces.
It was a military force until 1981 when, with the Italian State Law 121, became a civil force,in contrast to the other main police forces of Italy, the Arma dei Carabinieri, which is a military police (gendarmerie) force and the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs and border protection police that also falls in the military corps category.
The Polizia di Stato is the principal Italian municipal police force for the maintenance of public security as since it is run directly from the Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza (Department of Public Security), and the keeping of public order (ordine pubblico).
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.
Obverse Legend:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA, CRETARA
Obverse Designer:
Laura Cretara
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
Reverse Legend:
L. 500, POLIZIA STRADALE 50, 1947-1997, POLIZIA DI STATO, R, SUB LEGE LIBERTAS
Reverse Designer:
Maria Carmela Coianeri
Edge:
Alternating smooth and reeded segments
Orientation:
Coin alignment ↑↓
Mint Mark:
R (Rome)
Composition:
Bi-Metallic Bronzital center in Acmonital ring
Diameter:
25.8 mm
Thickness:
2.0 mm
Weight:
6.8000 grams
Mintage:
40,000,000
Catalog Number:
KM# 187, Gigante: 151
The Polizia di Stato (State Police or P.S.) is one of the national police forces of Italy.
It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for highway patrol (autostrade), railways (ferrovie), airports (aeroporti), customs (together with the Guardia di Finanza) as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police forces.
It was a military force until 1981 when, with the Italian State Law 121, became a civil force,in contrast to the other main police forces of Italy, the Arma dei Carabinieri, which is a military police (gendarmerie) force and the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs and border protection police that also falls in the military corps category.
The Polizia di Stato is the principal Italian municipal police force for the maintenance of public security as since it is run directly from the Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza (Department of Public Security), and the keeping of public order (ordine pubblico).
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.
Obverse Legend:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA, CRETARA
Obverse Designer:
Laura Cretara
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
Reverse Legend:
L. 500, POLIZIA STRADALE 50, 1947-1997, POLIZIA DI STATO, R, SUB LEGE LIBERTAS
Reverse Designer:
Maria Carmela Coianeri
Edge:
Alternating smooth and reeded segments
Orientation:
Coin alignment ↑↓
Mint Mark:
R (Rome)
Composition:
Bi-Metallic Bronzital center in Acmonital ring
Diameter:
25.8 mm
Thickness:
2.0 mm
Weight:
6.8000 grams
Mintage:
40,000,000
Catalog Number:
KM# 187, Gigante: 151
The Polizia di Stato (State Police or P.S.) is one of the national police forces of Italy.
It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for highway patrol (autostrade), railways (ferrovie), airports (aeroporti), customs (together with the Guardia di Finanza) as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police forces.
It was a military force until 1981 when, with the Italian State Law 121, became a civil force,in contrast to the other main police forces of Italy, the Arma dei Carabinieri, which is a military police (gendarmerie) force and the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs and border protection police that also falls in the military corps category.
The Polizia di Stato is the principal Italian municipal police force for the maintenance of public security as since it is run directly from the Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza (Department of Public Security), and the keeping of public order (ordine pubblico).
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.
Obverse Legend:
REPVBBLICA ITALIANA, CRETARA
Obverse Designer:
Laura Cretara
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
Reverse Legend:
L. 500, POLIZIA STRADALE 50, 1947-1997, POLIZIA DI STATO, R, SUB LEGE LIBERTAS
Reverse Designer:
Maria Carmela Coianeri
Edge:
Alternating smooth and reeded segments
Orientation:
Coin alignment ↑↓
Mint Mark:
R (Rome)
Composition:
Bi-Metallic Bronzital center in Acmonital ring
Diameter:
25.8 mm
Thickness:
2.0 mm
Weight:
6.8000 grams
Mintage:
40,000,000
Catalog Number:
KM# 187, Gigante: 151
The Polizia di Stato (State Police or P.S.) is one of the national police forces of Italy.
It is the main police force for providing police duties and it is also responsible for highway patrol (autostrade), railways (ferrovie), airports (aeroporti), customs (together with the Guardia di Finanza) as well as certain waterways, and assisting the local police forces.
It was a military force until 1981 when, with the Italian State Law 121, became a civil force,in contrast to the other main police forces of Italy, the Arma dei Carabinieri, which is a military police (gendarmerie) force and the Guardia di Finanza, the Italian customs and border protection police that also falls in the military corps category.
The Polizia di Stato is the principal Italian municipal police force for the maintenance of public security as since it is run directly from the Dipartimento della Pubblica Sicurezza (Department of Public Security), and the keeping of public order (ordine pubblico).
