Italy 2006 10 cent

from the Mountain Groan Collection

The specimen shown is from a type struck in Rome for Italy 2002-06. Italy is one of the founders of the euro and began issuing coins in that system in 2002. In 2008, the obverse was modified to show a redesigned map of Europe. All dates are common. The reverse shows the head of Botticelli's Venus, an art treasure on display at the Uffizi in Florence.

Recorded mintage: 180,000,000.

Specification: 4.07 g, brass, 19.7 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Claudia Momoni.

Catalog reference: KM 213.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
• Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
• Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.

Link to:

• 1992 bimetallic 500 lire
• 2002 euro
• France 2006 10 cent
• 2006 50 euro Olympics
• 2010 10 cent
• Coins and currency dated 2006
• return to coins of Italy