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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. | 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. | ||
Revision as of 14:43, 4 March 2023
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.
- 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.
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