2 Euros Italian National Police

€1.00
IssuerItaly
Year2022
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value2 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight8.5 g
Dimensions25.75 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#470
Obverse descriptionTwo officers of the “Polizia di Stato” (Italian National Police Force), a man and a woman, stand out in the foreground against a police car. Above, the arch-shaped inscription “POLIZIA DI STATO”; on the right “RI”, acronym of the Italian Republic; below, on the left, in the centre and on the right, respectively, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome, “AM”, initials of the designer Annalisa Masini and the dates “1852 2022”, the year of the foundation of the “Polizia di Stato” and that of the coin’s issue; around, the twelve stars of the European Union.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPOLIZIA DI STATO RI R 1852 2022 AM
Reverse descriptionA 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 scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2 EURO LL
EdgeFinely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 *`
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2022 R - - 3 000 000
2022 R - BU coincard - 20 000
2022 R - Proof Version - 10 000
2022 R - Special coin rolls (10.000 roll x 25 coins) - 250 000
Catalog ID4829987660
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