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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 2619350, member: 39&quot;]Some useless (with regard to the possible value) additional info about the designer: <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> Pietro Giampaoli was, for many years, chief engraver of the Italian mint. He died in 1998 shortly after his 100th birthday. His most famous design is the reverse of the silver 500 lire circulation coin with the woman&#039;s bust surrounded by city CoA&#039;s. <a href="http://www.cnvaldostano.it/le_medaglie_di_giampaoli.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cnvaldostano.it/le_medaglie_di_giampaoli.htm" rel="nofollow">Here</a> are some of his works; I like the medals he designed for his <a href="http://www.cnvaldostano.it/tv%202.2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.cnvaldostano.it/tv%202.2.jpg" rel="nofollow">family</a>. One shows his wife and the then four children, the fifth kid got a separate medal with a madonna on the other side ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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