2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2020

80th anniversary of the National Firefighters Corps

The Obverse depicts the logo of the National Firefighters Corps in the centre of the coin. To the left is the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI", to the right is the mintmark "R". while the author's initials "LDS" can be seen at the bottom. On the upper part, near the inner edge, is the circular inscription "CORPO NAZIONALE DEI VIGILI DEL FUOCO". 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).

150 years since the birth of Maria Montessori

The Obverse depicts the portrait of Maria Montessori and some didactic elements taken from her educational method. Both the effigy and the elements are placed within a geometric figure (a square), the corners of which extend into the outer ring. On the inside of the square are: on the left-hand side, towards the bottom, the vertical inscription "MARIA", and on the bottom side the inscription "MONTESSORI"; in the bottom left-hand corner the mintmark "R" and in the bottom right-hand corner the author's initials "LDS". The monogram of the Italian Republic "RI" is overlapped on the right side of the square. Outside the geometric figure, in the small space remaining between the sides and the inner edge, we note: at the top the year '1870' (the pedagogue's year of birth) and at the bottom the minting year. 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).