Italy 2 Euros, 2023

2 Euros from Italy. Issued in 2023. Struck in Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni). Measures 25.75 mm and weighs 8.5 g.

Obverse

Depicts a portrait of Alessandro Manzoni, inspired by the image of the Italian writer on the one hundred thousand lire banknote issued in 1967. The acronym of the Italian Republic (IR) on the left, the years of the writer's death and the issue of the coin below. Mintmark (R) on the right, the engraver's initials (AV) below. The outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Reverse

A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 *" alternately upright and inverted