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10 Euros 70 Years of Peace in Europe
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
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| Obverse description | An allegorical female bust faces three-quarters to the right, her flowing hair adorned with stylized swirling motifs and five-pointed stars, evoking a classical personification of peace or Europa. In the lower left of the field, a dove is depicted in flight, held aloft by an outstretched hand and carrying an olive branch, symbolizing peace. The engraver's signature COLANERI appears in the lower right field. The numeral '70' is incorporated decoratively into the upper right background. The circular legend reads REPUBBLICA ITALIANA along the left and lower border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Issued in 2015 to mark seventy years since the end of World War II in Europe, this coin appeared the same year the EU was grappling with the Greek debt crisis and a migration emergency that strained the very institutions built on postwar cooperation. The Italian mint chose silver rather than the bimetallic format used for many commemorative euros, a deliberate distinction signaling the gravity of the occasion.
Italy lost roughly 500,000 military personnel and civilians during the conflict — a figure that gave Roman authorities particular reason to treat the anniversary seriously rather than as a routine commemorative exercise.