| Added by |
 Andrei C
|
| In personal collections | 5 |
| General Description | While the other Italian coins were chosen by the public in a television vote, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi had already decided that the Vitruvian man would be on the one euro coin. Laura Cretara designed the coin and it includes the interconnected letters IR (for Repubblica Italiana - Italian Republic). The year is to the right of the human body and the mint mark to the left. |
| Obv. Description | The Italian design depicts the 15th century "Vitruvian Man" drawing by Leonardo da Vinci which depicted the ideal proportions of a human body. Leonardo's work is highly symbolic as it represents the Renaissance focus on man as the measure of all things, and has simultaneously a round shape that fits the coin perfectly. As Carlo Azeglio Ciampi observed, this represents the "coin to the service of Man", instead of Man to the service of money. |
| Catalog code | KM# 216 |
| Mintage | 5,000,000 |
| Diameter | 23.20 mm |
| Thickness | 2.33 mm |
| Weight | 7.5000 g |
| Material | Bi-metallic Brass (ring) and Copper-Nickel (center) |
| Orientation | Medal |
| Mint | Italy - Rome (R) |
| Edge Type | plain and reeded in segments |
| Designer | Luc Luycx & Laura Cretara |
|
Catalog prices *what it means? |
UNC $5.00 |
