The Equestrian Statue of Marcus Aurelius, resettled by Michelangelo on the Piazza del Campidoglio, which has rosaceous paving, encircled by the twelve stars of Europe. The mint mark is at upper left of statue and Italian Republic monogram on the right. Date is below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
R RI
m
2005 (Translation: (RI) = Italian Republic)
Reverse description
On the left, next to the face value, a map of the Europe with the twelve vertical stars symbolizes the gathering of the nations of the European Union. The map is not geographical since there is space between the borders of each nations of the Europe
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
50 LL
EURO
CENT
Edge
Coarse milling
Mint
R Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage
2002 R - - 1 136 418 000 2002 R - In BU sets only - 150 000 2003 R - - 44 563 000 2003 R - BU set - 100 000 2003 R - Proof - 12 000 2004 R - - 4 925 000 2004 R - BU set - 65 000 2004 R - Proof - 10 000 2005 R - - 4 937 300 2005 R - BU set - 49 500 2005 R - Proof - 6 600 2006 R - - 4 945 900 2006 R - BU set - 42 500 2006 R - Proof - 5 800 2007 R - - 4 949 980 2007 R - BU set - 39 000 2007 R - Proof - 5 510