| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Value | 2 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Dimensions | 25.75 mm |
| Thickness | 2.2 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Claudia Momoni Reverse: Luc Luycx |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#328, Schön#317 |
| Obverse description | The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), a key figure in Italian unification and early Italian liberalism, and the founder of the political newspaper `Il Risorgimento`. It features a portrait of Cavour based on a painting by Francesco Hayez from 1864. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | CAVOUR RI R 1810 2010 CM |
| Reverse description | A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders. |
| 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 | 2010 R - - 3 942 000 2010 R - BU set - 38 000 2010 R - In Mint official Coincard - 15 000 2010 R - Proof - 5 000 |
| Catalog ID | 9801705830 |
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