5 Euros Gabriele D’Annunzio

€1.00
IssuerItaly
Year2013
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value5 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight18 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Luciana De Simoni
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#445
Obverse descriptionBust of Gabriele D’Annunzio facing right. Name of the author below bust.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREPUBBLICA ITALIANA L. DE SIMONI
(Translation: Italian Republic)
Reverse descriptionVeiled and winged woman holding a branch over her head in center, partially inside a ring together with the value, the mintmark and the dates of the anniversary. The woman represent the figurehead of the Italian Navy cruiser `Puglia`, now conserved in the park of the Vittoriale (The villa on the Garda Lake where D`Annunzio lived). Behind the figure is a series of branches of laurel with above a well known phrase of the poet.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringIO HO | QUELCHE HO | DONATO 1863 2013 5 EURO R GABRIELE D`ANNUNZIO
EdgeContinuous coarse milled.
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2013 R - BU - In BU sets only - 12 000
2013 R - Proof - In Proof Sets only - 2 820
Catalog ID3131247290
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