2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2017

400 years since the completion of St. Mark's Basilica

The Obverse depicts the facade of St. Mark's Basilica in Venice. Above, in the centre, is the arched inscription "VENEZIA" and immediately below, on the right, is the mint mark "R". At the bottom, adjacent to the image, are the years "1617" and "2017" divided by the monogram of the Italian Republic, while in the right-hand corner are the author's initials "LDS". Further down is the circular inscription "SAN MARCO". 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).

2000 years since the death of Titus Livius

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the bust of the Roman historian Titus Livius (59 BC - 17 AD); the image reproduces the work of the artist Lorenzo Larese Moretti. To the left of the design is the monogram of the Italian Republic with the author's initials "C.M" underneath, while to the right, positioned one below the other, are the years "17", "2017" and the mintmark "R". The whole is surrounded by a circular motif of dots delimiting, in the lower part, the arched inscription "TITO • LIVIO".  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).