2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2011

150th anniversary of Italian unification

On the Obverse the official logo of the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, composed of three tricolour flags representing the three jubilees of 1911, 1961 and 2011. At the top is the arched inscription "150° DELL'UNITA' D'ITALIA", at the right the monogram of the Italian Republic. At the bottom, below the design, the inscription "1861 > 2011 >>", below which are the mintmark "R" and the engraver's initials. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).