A dove, symbol of peace, is held by a feminine figure, an allegory of Europe, with the number 70 standing for the anniversary of Peace, and the stars of the European Union in her hair; an olive branch bordering the logo of the Europa Star Programme completes the representation.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
70
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
COLANERI
Reverse description
Peace, half reclining in three-quarter view, with an olive branch in her left hand: detail from the fresco painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti on the subject of the Good Government for the `Sala dei Nove` of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena; on the right , a stylized dove and the stars of the European Union.