1962 Gold Italy Proof President Antonio Segni Commemorative
REPUBLIC PRESIDENT ANTONIO SEGNI RARE 1962 COMMEMORATIVE GOLD PROOF MEDALLIC ISSUE OBV: PORTRAIT HEAD OF ANTONIO SEGNI LEFT; DATE BENEATH. REV: ALLEGORICAL FEMALE FIGURE OF.
WITH SHIELD IN FRONT OF THE ARMS OF ITALY; FINENESS HALLMARKS FLANKING BENEATH. BEFORE THAT, HE HAD SERVED AS 34. BORN IN SARDINIA, HE WAS THE FIRST SARDINIAN TO BECOME PRIME MINISTER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE CENTRIST DEMOCRATIC PARTY, AND ENACTED SEVERAL SOCIAL REFORMS WHILE IN OFFICE. IN 1964 HE SUFFERED A CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE.
HE ONLY PARTIALLY RECOVERED, AND RETIRED FROM THE PRESIDENCY AT THE END OF THE YEAR. HE WAS LATER ACCUSED OF TRYING TO INSTIGATE A COUP WITH THE MILITARY TO BLOCK LEFTIST ELEMENTS IN THE GOVERNMENT. HE WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN STRAIGHTFORWARD AND COURTEOUS, MORE AT HOME IN THE LAW COURTS OR THE CLASSROOMS HE TAUGHT IN, THEN IN ITALIAN POLITICS. HE WAS AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS THE INVALID WITH THE IRON CONSTITUTION. CONTAINS 22.2 GRAMS OF.
We cannot declare any package as a "gift", sampleetc. The item "1962 GOLD ITALY PROOF PRESIDENT ANTONIO SEGNI COMMEMORATIVE" is in sale since Friday, January 22, 2016. This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\Italy, San Marino, Vatican\Italy (1861-Now)". The seller is "rarecoincollector" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.- Circulated/Uncirculated: Uncirculated
- Year: 1962
- Composition: Gold
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Italy