| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2014 |
| 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#377, Schön#359 |
| Obverse description | The design shows the head of Galileo Galilei from the painting of Justus Sustermans, 1636 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, upside, GALILEO GALILEI; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/astronomic telescope/C.M. (monogram of the Author Claudia Momoni); on the left, superimposed letters of the Italian Republic monogram ‘RI’; in exergue 1564-2014. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GALILEO GALILEI RI R C.M. 1564·2014 |
| 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 | 2014 R - - 6 475 310 2014 R - BU set (10 coins) - 10 600 2014 R - BU set (9 coins) - 11 000 2014 R - Proof set (10 coins) - 3 090 |
| Catalog ID | 3488461650 |
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