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Coins
issued by date |
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YEAR
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2€
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1€
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0.50€
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0.20€
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0.10€
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0.05€
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0.02€
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0.01€
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KM
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KM-217
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KM-216
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KM-215
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KM-214
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KM-213
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KM-212
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KM-211
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KM-210
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2002
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€
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€
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€
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€
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€
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€
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€
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€
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2003
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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Not Minted
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€
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Minted
Not Circulating |
€
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Minted and Circulating |
M |
Only in mint sets |
Mint
Marks
All
the Italian euros were minted in Rome, and all of them have a R as mint mark.
The
Italian Euros have eight different National Faces.
|
Characteristics |
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| Face
Value |
2 € |
| Motif |
Dante
Alighieri |
| Engraver |
Maria Carmela Colaneri
(MCC) |
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The 2€ coin depicts a portrait drawn by Raphaël of Dante
Alighieri,
housed in the Pope Julius II Wing of the Vatican Palace.
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| Face
Value |
1 € |
| Motif |
Ideal proportions of the human body |
| Engraver |
Laura Cretara (CL) |
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The famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, displayed in the gallery of
the Academy in Venice, illustrating the ideal proportions of the human body, is
the motif of the 1€ coin.
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| Face
Value |
0,50 € |
| Motif |
Imperor Marcus Aurelius on
horseback |
| Engraver |
Roberto Mauri (M) |
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The 50 cent coin depicts the statue of Emperor Marcus Aurelius on
horseback.
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| Face
Value |
0,20 € |
| Motif |
Sculpture by Umberto Boccioni |
| Engraver |
Maria Angela Cassol
(MAC) |
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A sculpture by Umberto Boccioni, leader of the Italian futurist school
is depicted in the 20 cent Italian euro coin.
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| Face
Value |
0,10 € |
| Motif |
"Birth of Venus" |
| Engraver |
Claudia Momoni (CM) |
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The 10 cent coin shows the "Birth of Venus" by Sandro
Botticelli.
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| Face
Value |
0,05 € |
| Motif |
Flavius amphitheatre |
| Engraver |
Ettore Lorenzo
Frapiccini (ELF) |
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The 5 cent coin depicts the Flavius amphitheatre, which Emperor
Vespasian began building around 75 AD and Emperor Titus inaugurated in 80 AD.
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| Face
Value |
0,02 € |
| Motif |
Mole Antonelliana |
| Engraver |
Luciana De Simoni
(LDS) |
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Mole Antonelliana, a tower designed in 1863 by Alessandro Antonelli is
the motif of the 2 cent coin.
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| Face
Value |
0,01 € |
| Motif |
Castle del Monte |
| Engraver |
Eugenio Driutti
(ED) |
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Castle del Monte is show in the 1 cent coin.
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Italian set
with the eight Italian coins of 2002 in briliant uncirculated quality. This
set was produced by a Italian club of collectors, in the absence of an
official annual set from Italy. |
| Emissions |
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10/2002
55.000 |
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Official Italian set
issued by the I.P.Z.S with the eight Italian coins of 2002 in briliant uncirculated quality. |
| Emissions |
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05/2003
100.000 |
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Just
like Spain, the Italian government, issued from October 1997 to March
1998, the project "Ecco l'Euro!", an initiative to familiarize the
Italians with the forthcoming currency the Euro.
During
this six months period, in the Italian towns of Fiesole and Pontassieve, two
euro coins and a 3 € bank note were put in circulation along with the Italian
lire.
One
of the coins with a facial value of 50 cents and another of 1 Euro, were
accepted has payment during this period in bars, restaurants and shops.
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Fiesole
and Pontassieve |
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| 50 Cents |
1 € |
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Sasello |
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| 50 Cents |
1 € |
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Naples |
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1 € |
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Mintage
