| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2008 |
| 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: Maria Carmela Colaneri Reverse: Luc Luycx |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#301, Schön#294 |
| Obverse description | The coin depicts a man and a woman with an olive branch, an ear of corn, a cogwheel and some barbed wire – symbols of the right to peace, food, work and freedom respectively. The monogram of the Italian Republic ‘RI’ is placed between the two figures, as is the year of issue ‘2008’. At the bottom of the image are the links of a chain forming the number ‘60’ and the inscription ‘DIRITTI UMANI’ (human rights). The initials ‘MCC’ of the artist Maria Carmela Colaneri and the mint mark ‘R’ are shown on the right. The outer ring of the coin depicts the 12 stars of the European Union. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 2008 MCC
RI R
60 DIRITTI UMANI (Translation: (RI) = Italian Republic 60 Human Rights) |
| 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 | 2008 R - - 2 500 000 |
| Catalog ID | 1860833040 |
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