| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2020 |
| 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: Luciana De Simoni Reverse: Luc Luycx |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#440 |
| Obverse description | A portrait of Maria Montessori in a geometric composition with some didactic elements drawn from her educational system. In the right field, ‘RI’, an acronym of the Italian Republic; on the left, ‘R’, identifying the Mint of Rome; on the right, ‘LDS’, initials of the designer Luciana De Simoni; at the top and bottom, the dates ‘1870’ and ‘2020’, the year of birth of the Italian pedagogue and that of coin’s issue, respectively; around the portrait, the inscription ‘MARIA MONTESSORI’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | 1870 RI MARIA MONTESSORI R LDS 2020 |
| 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 | 2020 R - - 3 000 000 2020 R - Proof - 5 000 2020 R - Special coin rolls - 100 000 |
| Catalog ID | 3491339550 |
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