2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2019

500 years since the death of Leonardo da Vinci

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts a detail of the painting "Lady with an Ermine" by Leonardo da Vinci, preserved in the National Museum in Cracow. To the left, adjacent to the inner edge, is the circular inscription "LEONARDO", followed at the bottom by the author's initials "M.A.C.", while, in the space between the inscription and the image, is the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI". To the right is the mintmark "R" and, further down, the years "1519" and "2019", written on two lines. 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).