| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2021 |
| 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) | Luc Luycx |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#451 |
| Obverse description | The design depicts in the centre, a man and a woman in medical clothing with masks, a stethoscope and a medical folder representing doctors and nurses working on the front line in the fight against COVID-19. Above, the word `GRAZIE` followed, on the right, by a heart symbol; on the left, a reproduction of the medical cross; in the centre, `RI`, acronym of the Italian Republic; on the right, `R`, identifying the Mint of Rome; below, on the left, `CM`, initials of the designer Claudia Momoni; in exergue, the year of the coin’s issue `2021`. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GRAZIE
RI
R
C.M. 2021 (Translation: THANK YOU RI R C.M. 2021) |
| 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 | Fine knurling with star and `2` repeated six times, alternately |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 2021 R - - 5 000 000 2021 R - BU coincard - 12 000 2021 R - Proof version (proof set 1500 + 7000 proof coin) - 8 500 2021 R - Special coin rolls - 250 000 |
| Catalog ID | 4380450180 |
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