Italian euro coins
The Italian euro coins are issued in Italy in circulation euro coins of the European currency Euro.
Circulation coins
Be embossed Italian coins in the " Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato " in Rome. Already in September 1999, began with the embossing, but the 1999-2002 minted coins were provided with the Issue year 2002, and therefore they wear until 2003 their actual year of issue.
All Italian euro coins have a different motive, but all show as a theme a famous building or work of art. All designs include the twelve stars of the EU, the year of issue and the overlapping letters RI Repubblica Italiana for ( Italian Republic ). Each coin has been designed by a different artist.
The eight motifs of the Italian euro coins are:
The starting in 2007 redesigned front of the euro coins ( new Europe map ) was introduced in Italy in 2008.
2- euro commemorative coins
→ Main article: 2- euro commemorative coins
Italy has not issued until the following day 2 euro commemorative coins:
- 2004: Fifth decade of the World Food Programme
- 2005: 1st anniversary of the signing of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
- 2006: Winter Olympic Games in Turin in 2006
- 2007: 50th anniversary
- 2008: 60th anniversary of the promulgation of human rights
- 2009: European Economic and Monetary Union 1999-2009
- 2009: 200th anniversary of Louis Braille
- 2010: 200th anniversary of Cavour Camillo Benso di
- 2011: 150th anniversary of the unification of Italy
- 2012: 10th anniversary of the introduction of the euro currency
- 2012: 100th anniversary of Giovanni Pascoli
- 2013: 200th anniversary of Giuseppe Verdi
- 2013: 700th anniversary Giovanni Boccaccio
- 2014: 200 years Carabinieri
Draft EU Constitution (2005)
Olympic Games of Turin ( 2006)
Treaty of Rome (2007)
Human Rights ( 2008)
Monetary Union ( 2009)
Louis Braille (2009)
Camillo Benso di Cavour (2010)
150 years Italy ( 2011)
Euro cash (2012 )
Giovanni Pascoli (2012 )
Giuseppe Verdi ( 2013)
Giovanni Boccaccio (2013 )
Carabinieri (2014)
Future issues
- 2014: 450th anniversary of Galileo Galilei
Collector coins
5 EUR
Material: 925 silver - coin diameter: 32 mm - Weight: 18 g
10 EUR
Material: 925 silver - coin diameter: 34 mm - Weight: 22 g
20 EUR
Material: 900 Gold - Coin diameter: 21 mm - Weight: 6,451 g
50 EUR
Material: 900 Gold - Coin diameter: 28 mm - Weight: 16.129 g