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10 Euros Giorgione
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central depiction of a young male figure rendered in the style of Giorgione, shown in three-quarter bust facing slightly to the right, with long curly hair and a richly draped garment, holding a leafy branch in the left hand. The portrait is executed in high relief with fine detail characteristic of Renaissance-inspired numismatic art. The legend REPUBBLICA is inscribed along the left arc and ITALIANA along the lower arc, both in raised Latin lettering. The engraver's name COLANERI appears in the lower field. The overall composition closely references a celebrated painting attributed to Giorgione. |
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| Mint | Rome Mint |
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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.