Representation of Europe as a vessel sailing under the twelve stars of the Union. On the left side the year of issue, on the right the monogram `RI`, in the lower center the name of the author.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
2005 RI
E.L. FRAPICCINI (Translation: (RI) = Italian Republic)
Reverse description
The famous sculpture `The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer` by Edgar Degas. The value is at right while the mint mark at left.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
EUROPA DELLE ARTI
50
EURO
R
E. DEGAS (Translation: Europe of Arts)