Italian Euro Coins
Italian Euro Coins have a seperate motif for each of the denominatios and the Commemoratives celebrate a variety of famous Italians - politicians and artists.
Italy was one of the founding members of the Euro zone and is the third largest economy (after Germany and France) in the Eurozone .It started issuing coins in 2002. Some basic facts relating to Italy.
Normal Currency Coins.
ItalIan Euro Coins, like those of Greece,have eight different motifs - one for each of the coins.
The final designs appearing on the Italian coins were in fact decided by the citizens of Italy. A short list was decided on by various artists and then via the largest Italian TV station the viewers selected what were to become the designs appearing on the coins. The result is one of the most appealing set of coins in the Euro zone.
1 cent - the Castel del Monte built in 1240.
2 cent - a synagogue (Mole Antonelliana) in Turin built in 1863.
5 cent - the Colosseum in Rome - built around 75 B.C.
10 cent - the head of Venus - from a painting by Sandro Botticelli.
20 cent - a futuristic sculpture by Umberto Boccioni.
50 cent - the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius riding a horse.
1 Euro - A study of the human body from a sketch by Leonardo da Vinci.
2 Euro - The famous Italian poet Dante Alighieri from a painting by Raffael.
Two Euro Coin Rim
Around the rim of the Two Euro Coin appear the number "2" followed by "*".
This
repeated six times.
Each "2" is inverted with respect to the preceding and following "2".
Italian Commemorative Two Euro Coins.
2004 - World Food Programme - depicted are wheat,rice and maize.
Date of issue : 13.12.2004
Issuing Volume : 16 Million
2005 - European Constitution. Europe riding a bull and holding a pen and the constitution.
Date of issue : 29.10.2005
Issuing Volume : 18 Million
2006 - The Winter Olympics in Turin.
Date of issue : 10.02.2006
Issuing Volume : 40 Million
2008 - 60 years Human Rights.
Date of issue : 15.10.2008
Issuing Volume : 2,5 Million
2009 - 200th birthday of Louis Braille (inventor of the braille script for the blind).
Date of issue : 15.10.2009
Issuing Volume : 2 Million
2010 - 200th birthday of Cavour - politician connected with the unification of Italy.
Date of issue : 24.09.2010
Issuing Volume : 4 Million
2011 - 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy.
Date of issue : 22.04.2011
Issuing Volume : 10 Million
2012 - 100th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Pascoli-a poet who was a major influence in the forming of the Italian language.
Date of issue : 18.07.2012
Issuing Volume : 15 Million
2013 - 200th Anniversary of the famous Italian opera composer Guiseppe Verdi.
Date of issue : 20.05.2013
Issuing Volume : 10 Million
2013 - 700th Anniversary of the birth of Giovanni Boccaccio.
Date of issue : 25.07.2013
Issuing Volume : 10 Million
2014 - 200th Anniversary of the founding of the Carabinieri(Italian Police).
Date of issue : 25.03.2014
Issuing Volume : 6.5 Million
2014 - 450th Anniversary of the Galileo Galileis' Birthday.
Date of issue : 17.06.2014
Issuing Volume : 6.5 Million
2015 - Universal Exposition - EXPO 2015 in Milan.
Date of issue : 27.04.2015
Issuing Volume : 3.5 Million
2015 - 750th Anniversary of the Dante's Birthday.
Date of issue : 26.06.2015
Issuing Volume : 3.5 Million
2016 - 550th Anniversary of the Death of Donatello.
Date of issue : 02.05.2016
Issuing Volume : 10 Million
2016 - 2200th Anniversary of the Death of Titus Maccius Plautius.
Date of issue : 21.05.2016
Issuing Volume : 1.5 Million
2017 - 400th Anniversary of the Completion of St.Mark's Basilica in Venice.
Date of issue : 22.03.2017
Issuing Volume : 1.5 Million
2017 - 2000th Anniversary of the Death of Titus Livius.
Date of issue : 23.06.2017
Issuing Volume : 1.5 Million
2018 - 70 Years of the Italian Constitution.
Date of issue : 02.01.2018
Issuing Volume : 4,000,000
2018 - 60th anniversary of the founding of the Ministry of Health.
Date of issue : 05.03.2018
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
2019 - 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci.
Date of issue : 25.01.2019
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
2020 - This coin commemorates the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the Italian national fire brigade.
Date of issue : 20.01.2020
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
2020 - This coin commemorates the 150 anniversary of the birth of the Maria Montessori.
Date of issue : 09.06.2020
Issuing Volume : 3,000,000
2021 - 150th Anniversary of the establishmemt of Rome as the capital of Italy.
Date of issue : 26.01.2021
Issuing Volume : 3 Million
2021 - Minted in honour of the health professionals helping to combat the corona epidemic.
Date of issue : 22.06.2021
Issuing Volume : 3 Million
2022 - 170th Anniversary of the founding of the Italian State Police.
Date of issue : 06.04.2022
Issuing Volume : 3 Million
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