Obverse
Female head with towered crown facing left; 12 stars, name of the author and country name in outer ring
Lettering: REPVBBLICA ITALIANA
L.CRETARA
Reverse
A part of the globe centered on Europe with thick meridian and parallels outlined; denomination below; mint mark and date at sides
Lettering: 1997 R
PERNAZZA
L.1000
Extended information
Denomination
Currency
Metal
Bi-metallic (Copper-Nickel center in Aluminum-Bronze ring)
Krause catalog
KM# 194
Weight
8.8 g.
Diameter
27
mm.
Thickness
2 mm.
Subject
European Union
Alignment
Coin ↑↓
Shape
Round
Edge
segmented reeding