Issued to commemorate Paolo Rossi following his death in December 2021, this coin belongs to Italy's ongoing series honoring figures of national cultural significance. Rossi's six goals at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain — including a hat-trick against Brazil in the second group stage — remain among the most celebrated individual performances in tournament history, and his death prompted an outpouring that made a commemorative issue politically inevitable within months.
Issued to commemorate Paolo Rossi following his death in December 2021, this coin belongs to Italy's ongoing series honoring figures of national cultural significance. Rossi's six goals at the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain — including a hat-trick against Brazil in the second group stage — remain among the most celebrated individual performances in tournament history, and his death prompted an outpouring that made a commemorative issue politically inevitable within months.