Italy 2015 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri 1265-2015

    Italy 2015 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri 1265-2015
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750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri 1265-2015

The design shows Dante with an open book in his left hand and the Purgatory mountain at the back: detail from the illustration of the Divine Comedy painted by Domenico di Michelino (1417-1491) in the Dome of S. Maria del Fiore in Florence; in the centre, the monogram of the Italian Republic “RI”; at the right the inscription “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; below the inscription “SP”, initials of Silvia Petrassi and the dates “1265 2015”, i.e. the year of the anniversary and that of the coin’s issue respectively; arch shaped, the inscription “DANTE ALIGHIERI”. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Weight - 8.5 g.

Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)

Diameter - 25.75 mm.

Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring

Circulation - 3'500'000 pcs

Country of origin - Italy

Year of release - 2015

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