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10 Euros Basilica of Aquileia
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Value | 10 Euros |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a reproduction of a medieval cartographic view of the region surrounding Aquileia, rendered with fine engraved detail evoking an early manuscript map, with rivers, roads, settlements, and place names inscribed in a period Gothic script across the field. The name 'aquileia' is prominently displayed in Gothic lettering at the center of the map composition, while the denomination '10 EURO' is boldly incised in large characters across the lower central field, partially overlapping the cartographic design. The legend ITALIA DELLE ARTI curves along the upper periphery in Gothic-style majuscule lettering. A circular mint privy mark incorporating a star motif appears to the right of the denomination. |
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Aquileia was once among the largest cities in the Roman Empire — Ausonius ranked it fourth in the western world in the 4th century — and its early Christian basilica complex, rebuilt under Patriarch Poppo in 1031, contains one of the most extensive late antique mosaic floors surviving anywhere in Europe. UNESCO added the site to the World Heritage List in 1998, and Italy's commemorative coin program has returned to it more than once as a subject.
This 2010 issue was part of Italy's ongoing series honoring UNESCO-listed heritage sites, authorized under the broader commemorative framework the Repubblica Italiana established in the 1990s to systematically document national patrimony in silver.