| Issuer | Italy |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coins |
| Value | 5 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.925) |
| Weight | 18 g |
| Dimensions | |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Rectangular Coloured, Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#540 |
| Obverse description | Within a frame on which the inscriptions `GIACOMO PUCCINI` and `REPUBBLICA ITALIANA` stand out, portrait of Giacomo Puccini created at the beginning of the twentieth century by Luigi De` Servi, work preserved at the Puccini Museum in Lucca, birthplace of the Italian composer. Below, on the left and right, the dates `1924` and `2024`, respectively, the year of Giacomo Puccini`s death and the year of the coin’s issue. Coin with coloured elements. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GIACOMO PUCCINI REPUBBLICA ITALIANA 1924 2024 |
| Reverse description | Face of Turandot, protagonist of the opera of the same name by Giacomo Puccini, taken from a 1926 cover by Leopoldo Metlicovitz created for a luxury edition by Ricordi for voice and piano. Above, the coin’s value “CINQUE EURO”; below the inscription “TURANDOT”; on the right, the name of the designer A.MASINI; on the left, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CINQUE EURO TURANDOT A.MASINI R |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 2024 R - Proof - 3 500 |
| Catalog ID | 8616828320 |
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