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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

from the Mountain Groan Collection
Italy 2006 10 cent rev DSLR.jpg

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.

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