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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

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