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5 Euro Demographic Development
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A pomegranate on a leafy branch occupies the central field, serving as a classical symbol of abundance, fertility, and prosperity. Pomegranate foliage frames the design, while the inscription SVILUPPO DEMOGRAFICO is rendered visible through a latent image effect and disposed around the periphery. To the left appears the denomination 5 EURO; above, the mint mark R identifying the Rome Mint; to the right, the designer's signature E. FERRETTI; and below, the year of issue 2023. |
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Italy's ongoing "Valori e Identità" commemorative program has produced dozens of thematic five-euro silver issues over the past two decades, most destined straight for collector sets rather than circulation. This piece addresses demographic decline — a subject of acute political sensitivity in Italy, which recorded its lowest birth rate since national unification in 2023, the same year of issue.
Mintage figures for this series are typically kept low, with most issues capped under 6,000 pieces.