Francesco De Sanctis, from a work by Francesco Saverio Altamura conserved at the San Martino Museum in Naples; around, the inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; at the base of the portrait, the name of the designer “A. MASINI”; below, bay laurel leaves, symbol of wisdom.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
A. MASINI
Reverse description
Allegory of Literature coming to life from an inkwell, symbol of writing, and bearing titles of some works by De Sanctis engraved on her hair; around, “FRANCESCO DE SANCTIS”; on the left, the letter “R”; on the right, “5 EURO”; below, “1817” and “2017”, the year of De Sanctis’ birth and that of the coin’s issue respectively; at the base, bay laurel leaves.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
FRANCESCO DE SANCTIS
LA POESIA CAVALLERESCA
STORIA DELLA LETTERATURA ITALIANA
EPISTOLARIO
PURISMO ILLUMINISMO STORICISMO
R
5
EURO
1817
2017
