The design shows a detail of the painting ‘Dama con l`ermellino’ (Lady with an Ermine) by Leonardo da Vinci (Czartoryski Museum in Krakow). On the left, the inscription ‘Leonardo’, the initials of the author Maria Angela Cassol ‘MAC’ and the logo ‘RI’ acronym of the Italian Republic; on the right, ‘R’, mintmark of the Mint of Rome and the dates ‘1519-2019’, respectively the year of Leonardo’s death and the year of the coin issuance. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LEONARDO
MAC
RI
R
1519
2019
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
2019 R - - 3 000 000 2019 R - BU - 20 000 2019 R - Proof - 5 000