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10 Euros Art School for Medal Production
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2007 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | At center, a reproduction of a historic medal by the renowned Italian engraver Giuseppe Romagnoli, depicting an aged engraver at work, rendered in high relief within a circular frame. The surrounding legend reads ARTE · DELLA · MEDAGLIA · R · SCVOLA · IN · ROMA · and credits the engravers G. ROMAGNOLI and U. PERNAZZA. The national inscription REPUBBLICA ITALIANA appears in the lower field, separated by decorative dots. The overall composition reflects the medallic artistic tradition of the Rome Mint. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato is unusual among European minting authorities in that it operates simultaneously as a state printer, a security document producer, and a mint — a consolidation that traces back to a 1928 Fascist-era reorganization merging previously separate Roman institutions. Its internal school for medal engravers, the subject of this commemorative, maintained a curriculum rooted in 19th-century medaglistica traditions long after comparable programs elsewhere had dissolved. The school trained engravers who worked directly on steel hubs and punches by hand.
Mintage for this issue was capped at 9,000 pieces.