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10 Euros Guglielmo Marconi
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Reverse description | The central field features a period radio receiver fitted with a rhomboidal antenna, representative of Italian-manufactured receivers from the early 1920s, with stylised radio waves radiating from the antenna. The denomination 10 EURO is inscribed to the right, with the Rome mint mark R to the left. The commemorative anniversary dates 1909 and 2009 appear in the lower field, while the logo of the European Star Programme is positioned at the top. The legend GUGLIELMO MARCONI·NOBEL PER LA FISICA arcs along the lower periphery, referencing Marconi's Nobel Prize in Physics. |
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| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
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Issued to mark the centenary of Marconi's 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics — awarded jointly with Karl Braun for their contributions to wireless telegraphy — this coin arrived at a moment when Italy was aggressively expanding its commemorative silver program. Marconi remains the only Italian-born laureate to have won the physics prize in the twentieth century.
Worth noting: his Nobel lecture that year was delivered in English, not Italian, reflecting the decidedly Anglo-American shape of his career and commercial operations.