| Issuer | Vatican City |
| Year | 2023 |
| Type | Non-circulating 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 ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Marta Bonifacio |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#574 |
| Obverse description | The design features Manzoni’s portrait, a pen and the beginning of his masterpiece, ‘I Promessi Sposi’. At the top, from left to right, in semi-circle, is the inscription ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘Alessandro Manzoni’ and underneath it the dates ‘1873◦2023’. At the left is the mintmark ‘R’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CITTÀ DEL VATICANO Alessandro Manzoni 1873-2023 R G. TITOTTO |
| 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 | The sequence `2 ★` repeated six times alternately upright and |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 2023 R - BU - 67 000 2023 R - Proof - 9 500 |
| Catalog ID | 5274383640 |
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