5 Euro Vinsanto and Cantucci – Tuscany

€430,831.00
IssuerItaly
Year2024
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value5 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionCopper-nickel
Weight10.30 g
Dimensions26.95 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Coloured, Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#531
Obverse descriptionIn the foreground, the typical Tuscan cantucci and Vinsanto. In the background, bichromatic marble inlays, typical of the Tuscan Romanesque, delimit a window with decorations inspired by the façade of the Abbey of San Miniato al Monte in Florence, from which you can see Brunelleschi`s dome of the Florence Cathedral, the Bell Tower of Giotto and the Arnolfo Tower of Palazzo Vecchio. On the left, vertically, the inscriptions “TOSCANA” and “REPUBBLICA”; above, “ITALIANA”; in exergue, the signature of the designer M.BONIFACIO. Coin with coloured elements.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTOSCANA REPUBBLICA ITALIANA M .BONIFACIO
Reverse descriptionIn the foreground the characteristic landscape of the Sienese hills; in the background, expanses of vineyards, crowned with cypresses, and the Tuscan coast on the Tyrrhenian Sea; above, in the centre, the winged horse Pegasus inserted into a Samnite shield, symbol of the Tuscany region. Above, arch-shaped, the inscription `SAPORI D`ITALIA`; in the centre, below, the coin’s value “5 EURO”; on the right, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome, on the left, “2024”, year of the coin’s issue.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSAPORI D`ITALIA 5 EURO R 2024
EdgeContinuous knurling
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2024 R - BU coincard - 7 000
Catalog ID1898461020
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