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10 Euros Giorgione
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBBLICA ITALIANA COLANERI |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed scenic composition inspired by Giorgione's painting 'The Tempest,' depicting a landscape with a standing soldier at left, a seated female figure with an infant at right, a bridge and buildings in the middle ground, and a stormy sky above. The denomination 10 EURO is prominently displayed in the lower left field, flanked by the mint mark R. The commemorative dates 1510-2010 are inscribed below the central scene, marking the 500th anniversary of the artist's death. The name GIORGIONE appears in large raised letters along the lower border. The scene is rendered with fine detail in a pictorial engraving style. |
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Issued as part of Italy's long-running series honoring figures of the Italian Renaissance, this coin marks the 500th anniversary of the death of Giorgione, the Venetian painter who died in 1510 — almost certainly from plague. His actual biography remains remarkably thin: no signed works survive, and attribution of his paintings has been contested by art historians for centuries. Even his real name, Giorgio da Castelfranco, is better documented than his life.