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5 Euros Military Corps of the Italian Red Cross
| Issuer | Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS) |
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| Year | 2016 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a detailed relief scene depicting a uniformed Red Cross military nurse or orderly tending to a wounded soldier, evoking the humanitarian mission of the corps in a wartime context. To the left of the central composition, the commemorative date range 1866-2016 is inscribed vertically, marking the 150th anniversary of the Military Corps. The legend CROCE ROSSA ITALIANA CORPO MILITARE arcs along the right margin, with the mint mark R and the engraver's initials MGU appearing in the lower field. The denomination 5 EURO is prominently displayed at the lower right within a stylized numeral design. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Italy's Red Cross auxiliary corps — the Corpo Militare della Croce Rossa Italiana — occupies an unusual dual status under international humanitarian law, functioning simultaneously as a civilian humanitarian body and a military auxiliary subject to the armed forces in times of conflict. The 2016 issue marks the corps' role within the Italian military establishment, a relationship formalized under the Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols, which grant such auxiliary units protected status only so long as they remain clearly identifiable and non-combatant.