5 Euros Carabinieri Monetary Anti-counterfeiting Command

€366,458.00
IssuerItaly
Year2022
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: copper-nickel centre in bronzital ring
Weight9.5 g
Dimensions27.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueHexadecagonal (16-sided)
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#474
Obverse descriptionOfficial emblem of the Carabinieri Monetary Anti-Counterfeiting Command inspired by the graphic element which is most representative of the Carabinieri Corps: on a detail from a bimetallic euro coin, reproduction of the 13-pointed flame originating from the euro symbol that here replaces the characteristic grenade. Around, the inscription `REPUBBLICA ITALIANA` and the cartouche with the inscription `COMANDO CARABINIERI ANTIFALSIFICAZIONE MONETARIA`.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPVBBLICA ITALIANA € COMANDO CARABINIERI ANTIFALSIFICAZIONE MONETARIA
Reverse descriptionA specialist of the Carabinieri Monetary Anti-Counterfeiting Command wearing his typical lab coat with a braid on the epaulette is depicted from behind in the act of , analysing a banknote under a microscope. On the right, the name of the designer `A. VECCHIO`; below, the value `5 EURO`, `2022`, the year of the coin’s issue, and `R`, identifying the Mint of Rome,; around, the inscription “COMANDO CARABINIERI ANTIFALSIFICAZIONE MONETARIA”, flanked by two stars.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCOMANDO CARABINIERI ANTIFALSIFICAZIONE MONETARIA 5 EURO 2022 R A Vecchio
Edge
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2022 R - Proof - 4 000
Catalog ID4277399020
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