The Flavius amphitheatre, which Emperor Vespasian began building around 75 AD and Emperor Titus inaugurated in 80 AD, is encircled by the twelve stars of Europe
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
R
RI
ELF
2009
Reverse description
A globe, next to the face value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
EURO
CENT
5 LL
Edge
Smooth
Mint
R Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage
2002 R - - 1 341 592 204 2002 R - BU set - 150 000 2003 R - - 1 956 000 2003 R - BU set - 100 000 2003 R - Proof - 12 000 2004 R - - 10 000 000 2004 R - BU set - 65 000 2004 R - Proof - 10 000 2005 R - - 70 000 000 2005 R - BU set - 49 500 2005 R - Proof - 6 600 2006 R - - 119 000 000 2006 R - BU set - 42 500 2006 R - Proof - 5 800 2007 R - - 85 000 000 2007 R - BU set - 40 000 2007 R - Proof - 5 500 2008 R - - 90 000 000 2008 R - BU set - 40 000 2008 R - Proof - 5 000 2009 R - - 85 000 000 2009 R - BU set - 43 000 2009 R - Proof - 5 500 2010 R - - 67 700 000 2010 R - BU set - 38 000 2010 R - Proof - 5 000 2011 R - - 36 954 500 2011 R - BU set - 40 000 2011 R - Proof - 5 500 2012 R - - 75 971 010 2012 R - BU set - 35 000 2012 R - Proof - 5 500 2013 R - - 79 975 180 2013 R - BU set - 35 000 2013 R - Proof - 5 000 2014 R - - 114 969 000 2014 R - BU set - 27 000 2014 R - Proof - 4 000 2015 R - - 30 000 000 2015 R - BU set - 24 000 2015 R - Proof - 3 000 2016 R - - 70 000 000 2016 R - BU set - 23 000 2016 R - Proof - 3 000 2017 R - - 80 000 000 2017 R - BU set - 21 000 2017 R - Proof - 3 000 2018 R - - 169 977 000 2018 R - BU set - 20 000 2018 R - Proof - 3 000 2019 R - - 89 958 000 2019 R - BU set - 40 000 2019 R - Proof - 2 000 2020 R - - 49 978 000 2020 R - BU set - 12 000 2020 R - Proof - 2 000 2021 R - - 60 000 000 2021 R - BU set - 16 000 2021 R - Proof - 1 500 2022 R - - 49 979 500 2022 R - BU set - 18 000 2022 R - Proof - 2 500 2023 R - - 69 977 000 2023 R - BU set - 19 000 2023 R - Proof - 4 000