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

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