Profile of Dante Alighieri, detail inspired by a work by Sandro Botticelli (Private collection). Around it, the writing “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA” closed by a star.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
Reverse description
Representation of Purgatory surrounded by the sea, the sun and the stars, on top of which, at the end of the last frame, a wall of fire and the Divine Forest stand out; in the turn, the verse `PURO E DISPOSTO A SALIRE A LE STELLE`, the verse that closes the canticle of Purgatory. On the right, the value “5 EURO”; on the left “R”, identification of the Mint of Rome; at the bottom, the date “2022”, the year of issue of the coin, and the author`s signature “MOMONI”. Coin with colorful elements.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
PURO E DISPOSTO A SALIRE A LE
STELLE
R
5 euro
MOMONI
2022