Italy 5 Euro, 2023

5 Euro from Italy. Issued in 2023. Struck in Silver (.925). Measures 32 mm and weighs 18 g.

Obverse

Profile of Dante Alighieri, detail inspired by a work by Sandro Botticelli (Private collection). Around it, the writing “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA” closed by a star.

Reverse

Representation of Paradise with the sky, the sun and the stars on which, above a bed of clouds, a detail of the "Angels of Paradise", a fresco by Giotto created in the Scrovegni Chapel in Padua, is highlighted; in the loop, the verse “ L’AMOR CHE MOVE IL SOLE E L’ALTRE STELLE ” which closes the canticle of Paradise. On the right, the value “5 EURO”; on the left “2023”, year of issue of the coin; at the bottom, the "R", identifying the Mint of Rome, and the author's signature "MOMONI". Coin with colorful elements.

Edge

Continuous thick knurling