Italian euro coins
Italian euro coins have a design unique to each denomination, though there is a common theme of famous Italian works of art throughout history. 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
History
The choice of the design of the coins was left to the Italian public by means of a television 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
Italian euro design
For images of the common side and a detailed description of the coins, see euro coins.
€0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 |
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See the image on Italian Wikipedia | ||
Andria
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Mole Antonelliana, a tower symbolising the city of Turin | Roman amphitheater
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€0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 |
See the image on Italian Wikipedia | ||
The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
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Futurist sculpture Unique Forms of Continuity in Space by Umberto Boccioni | Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius |
€1.00 | €2.00 | €2 Coin Edge |
for a total of 12 stars | ||
Vitruvian Man, a drawing by Leonardo da Vinci | Dante Alighieri, an Italian poet, writer and philosopher, considered the father of the Italian language |
Circulating mintage quantities
Face Value[2] | €0.01 | €0.02 | €0.05 | €0.10 | €0.20 | €0.50 | €1.00 | €2.00 |
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2002 | 1,348,599,501 | 1,098,866,250 | 1,341,442,204 | 1,142,083,000 | 1,411,536,000 | 1,136,418,000 | 965,725,300 | 463,402,200 |
2003 | 9,637,000 | 21,555,000 | 1,844,000 | 29,714,000 | 25,893,000 | 44,563,000 | 66,230,000 | 36,098,000 |
2004 | 99,925,000 | 119,925,000 | 9,925,000 | 4,925,000 | 4,925,000 | 4,925,000 | 4,925,000 | 6,925,000 |
2005 | 179,943,900 | 119,943,900 | 69,943,900 | 99,943,900 | 4,943,900 | 4,943,900 | 4,943,900 | 61,943,900 |
2006 | 158,951,700 | 195,951,700 | 118,951,700 | 179,951,700 | 4,951,700 | 4,951,700 | 107,951,700 | 9,951,700 |
2007 | 214,953,000 | 139,953,000 | 84,953,000 | 104,953,000 | 4,953,000 | 4,953,000 | 134,953,000 | 4,953,000 |
2008 | 180,000,000 | 135,000,000 | 90,000,000 | 105,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 135,000,000 | 2,500,000 |
2009 | 174.952.000 | 184.952.000 | 84.952.000 | 105.952.000 | 59.952.000 | 2.452.000 | 114.952.000 | 1.952.000 |
2010 | 125.448.100 | 120.243.400 | 67.618.100 | 91.328.400 | 57.787.000 | 9.209.800 | 96.533.100 | 5.788.100 |
2011 | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** | ** |
* No coins were minted that year for that denomination |
Identifying marks
National Identifier | RI |
Engravers Initials | Different for each coin |
€2 Edge inscription |
€2 commemorative coins
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50th Anniversary of the Signature of the Treaty of Rome (2007)
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60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2008)
See also
References
- ^ Eurocoins in Italy
- ^ "Circulating mintage quantities". Henning Agt. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2008.