Italian euro coins

Italian euro coins all have a design unique to each coin, though there is a common theme of famous Italian works of art from one of Italy's renowned artists. Each coin is designed by a different designer, from the 1 cent to the 2 euro coin they are: Eugenio Driutti, Luciana De Simoni, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini, Claudia Momoni, Maria Angela Cassol, Roberto Mauri, Laura Cretara and Maria Carmela Colaneri. All designs feature the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and the overlapping letters "RI" for Repubblica Italiana (Italian Republic). There are no Italian euro coins dated earlier than 2002, even though they were certainly minted earlier, as they were first distributed to the public in December 2001.

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Eugenio Driutti - Luciana De Simoni - Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini - Claudia Momoni - Maria Angela Cassol - Roberto Mauri - Laura Cretara - Maria Carmela Colaneri - 12 stars of the EU - 2002

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The choice of the design of the coins was left to the Italian public by means of a TV broadcast where alternative designs were presented, letting the people vote by calling a certain telephone number. However, the 1-euro coin was missing in this "election", because Economy minister Carlo Azeglio Ciampi had already decided it would sport the Vitruvian man of Leonardo da Vinci. Leonardo's work is highly symbolical as it represents the Renaissance focus on man as the measure of all things, and has simultaneously a round shape that fits the coin perfectly. As minister Ciampi observed, this represents the "coin to the service of Man", instead of Man to the service of money.

Related Topics:
TV - Carlo Azeglio Ciampi - Vitruvian man - Leonardo da Vinci - Renaissance

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For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see Euro coins.

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Images of the common side - Euro coins

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Depiction of Italian euro coinage | Obverse side

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The Castel del Monte, a13th century castle in Apulia

Related Topics:
Castel del Monte - 13th century - Apulia

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Mole Antonelliana, a towersymbolising the city of Turin

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Mole Antonelliana - Turin

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The Colosseum in Rome,famous Roman amphitheatre

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Colosseum - Rome - Amphitheatre

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The Birth of Venus bypainter Sandro Botticelli

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The Birth of Venus - Sandro Botticelli

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The futurist sculpture UniqueForms of Continuity inSpace by Umberto Boccioni

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The equestrian statue of theRoman Emperor Marcus Aurelius

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Equestrian - Roman Emperor - Marcus Aurelius

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€ 2 Coin Edge

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The edge lettering featuresthe number "2" six timesalternated with ** for atotal of 12 stars

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Vitruvian Man, drawingby Leonardo da Vinci

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Vitruvian Man - Leonardo da Vinci

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Portrait of Dante Alighieri bypainter Raphael

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Dante Alighieri - Raphael

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