Italy Euro and cent coins

In Italy, the €2 coin shows a portrait of Dante Alighieri, one of Italy's greatest poets, and the €1 coin depicts the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, "Vitruvian Man". The reverse sides of the cent coins show a statue of the Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius (50 cent), "The Symbol" sculpture (20 cent), Boticelli's "The Birth of Venus" (10 cent), the Colosseum in Rome (5 cent), the Mole Antonelliana (2 cent) and the Castel del Monte (1 cent).

  • National identification: RI (Repubblica Italia)
  • Design: Eugenio Driutti (ED, 1 cent), Luciana De Simoni (LDS, 2 cent), Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini (ELF, 5 cent), Claudia Momoni (CM, 10 cent), Maria Angela Cassol (MAC, 20 cent), Roberto Mauri (M, 50 cent), Laura Cretara (CL, €1), Maria Carmela Colaneri (MCC), €2
  • Edge inscription (€2):
    Edge lettering


National back side of the 2-euro coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 2-euro coin
 
National back side of the 1-euro coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 1-euro coin
 
National back side of the 50-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 50-cent coin

National back side of the 20-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 20-cent coin
National back side of the 10-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 10-cent coin
 
National back side of the 5-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 5-cent coin

National back side of the 2-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 2-cent coin
 
National back side of the 1-cent coin in circulation in Italy
National back side of the 1-cent coin