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5 Euros Earthquake of Avezzano
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse description | Central view of the reconstructed Church of San Bartolomeo, situated in Piazza del Risorgimento in Avezzano, as rebuilt following the devastating earthquake of 13 January 1915. The architectural rendering is detailed and executed in a fine engraved style. The legend REPUBBLICA ITALIANA appears in the field, accompanied by the town name AVEZZANO and the engraver's name COLANERI. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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On January 13, 1915, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck the Marsica region of Abruzzo at roughly 7:53 in the morning — when most of the population was still indoors. Avezzano was almost entirely destroyed within seconds. Of the town's 10,700 inhabitants, approximately 10,000 died. The death toll across the region reached nearly 30,000, making it one of the deadliest seismic events in Italian history.
This commemorative was issued on the centenary. The Marsica quake remains a reference point in Italian civil engineering history, directly informing later seismic construction codes.