Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Italy 2013 : 700th Anniversary of the birth of Giovanni BOCCACCIO.

Issuing country: Italian Republic 

Subject of commemoration: 700th Anniversary of the birth of Giovanni BOCCACCIO. 

Description of the design: 

The design shows the head of Giovanni BOCCACCIO in three quarter view facing right, drawn from the fresco by Andrea del Castagno, around 1450 ca. (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi); around, on the bottom, BOCCACCIO 1313 2013; on the right, superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/RI (monogram of Italian Republic)/m (monogram of the Author Mauri). The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. 

Number of coins to be issued: 10 million 

Date of issue: July 2013



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