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2 Euros Unification of Italy
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the standard 2 Euro common design by Luc Luycx, featuring a large numeral '2' to the left of the inner disc. To the right, a map of the European Union is depicted in relief, overlaid with the inscription 'EURO' across its face. Twelve stars of the European Union are arranged along the upper and lower portions of the outer copper-nickel ring, with fine radial lines completing the decorative border. |
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| Mintage | 2011 R - - 9,944,650 2011 R - BU set - 36,500 2011 R - In Mint official Coincard - 13,350 2011 R - Proof - 5,500 |
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Issued to mark the 150th anniversary of Italian unification, this coin appeared at a politically awkward moment — the Lega Nord was actively campaigning against the celebrations, with then-party leader Umberto Bossi boycotting official events and dismissing the Risorgimento as a northern conquest dressed up as national liberation. The commemorative coin went ahead regardless, struck by the same state institute that has handled Italian currency production since 1928.