Monumento alla Lira, Currency monument in Piazza Cavour, Rieti, Italy

The Monumento alla Lira is a bronze sculpture in Rieti showing a woman holding a 1-lira coin with both hands. The coin displays a cornucopia on its obverse. The monument stands 330 cm tall and weighs 1,200 kg.

The Monumento alla Lira was unveiled in Rieti on 1 March 2003, the year after the lira ceased to be legal tender. Sophia Loren cut the ribbon at the ceremony, with deputy prime minister Gianfranco Fini present. The statue was cast from more than two million melted 200-lira coins, worth about 400 million lire, roughly 206,582.75 euros.

The statue shows a woman gripping a 1-lira coin with both hands; its reverse bears a cornucopia. Sophia Loren cut the ribbon at the unveiling on 1 March 2003, with deputy prime minister Gianfranco Fini present. The coin's design is thus the main thing to look for.

The monument is freely accessible at any time since it stands in the open public square. The surrounding Piazza Cavour has cafes with seating and easy connections to other central attractions in the city.

The statue is cast from more than two million melted 200-lira coins, whose purchasing power was about 400 million lira, roughly 206,582 euros. The figure holds a 1-lira coin showing a cornucopia on its face. The monument weighs 1,200 kilograms and stands 330 centimetres tall.