2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2012

100 years since the death of Giovanni Pascoli

On the Obverse the portrait of Giovanni Pascoli, one of the greatest Italian decadent poets. At the bottom the arched inscription "G. PASCOLI", to the right the minting year "2012" and the monogram of the Italian Republic. On the left is the date "1912", 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).

10th anniversary of Euro

The Obverse depicts the Euro symbol in the centre of the globe, framed by various elements symbolising its importance in the various fields (the ECB tower to indicate finance, the wind stations energy, the factories for the industrial world, the ship for trade, the houses and people as symbols of the population). At the top the arched inscription "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA", at the bottom, again in an arc, the dates "2002 2012", at the right the mintmark "R". 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).