Italy 5 Euros, 2009

5 Euros from Italy. Issued in 2009. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 32 mm and weighs 18 g.

Obverse

Representation of a sculptural group that decorates the garden of the Casa dei Cervi at Herculaneum (a doe attacked by a pack of dogs); at the base the author's name. (Italian Republic)

Reverse

A nymph who draws water from a fountain with a horn, as taken from a neo-Attic marble relief found in a residential building in Herculaneum. Above, detail of the mosaic of the House of Neptune and Amphitrite, In center, left of the nymph, the value, with mintmark below. (5 Euro
Hercolaneum 1709 - 2009)

Edge

Reeded