Italy 10 Euros, 2014

10 Euros from Italy. Issued in 2014. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 34 mm and weighs 22 g.

Obverse

Bust of Gioacchino Rossini taken from a marble sculpture by an unknown artist now conserved at the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica of Bologna. On the lower part of the bust, signature of the composer from Pesaro. Name of the author below bust, along the rim (Italian Republic)

Reverse

Inside view of the Rossini Theater in Pesaro, with on the left, in foreground, a magpie on the wing holding a necklace in its beak, an allegory of the opera "The thieving magpie". On the right, the first notes of the "Maestoso Marciale" from this opera. Above, the Europe Star Programme logo. While below, in place of the floor seats the value with date and mintmark at both sides.

Edge

Discontinuous coarse milled.