| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Value | 2 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni) |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Dimensions | 25.75 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#525 |
| Obverse description | In the foreground, portrait of Rita Levi-Montalcini inspired by a photograph by Manuela Fabbri; in the background, microscope taken from a medal designed by the brother of the Italian scientist Gino Levi-Montalcini, with the base in the shape of a horseshoe as a good luck charm for the award of the Nobel Prize for Medicine, that she received in 1986. Above, arch-shaped, the inscription “RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI”; on the left, “RI”, acronym for the Italian republic, and “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; in exergue, “2024”, year of the coin’s issue; on the right, “SP”, initials of the designer Silvia Petrassi; around, the twelve stars of the European Union. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | RITA LEVI – MONTALCINI RI R SP |
| Reverse description | A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 2 EURO LL |
| Edge | Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 ★` |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 2024 R - - 3 000 000 2024 R - coincards - 9 722 2024 R - Proof - 9 722 2024 R - Proof set - 4 000 2024 R - Special coin rolls - 250 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1574526920 |
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