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Description
The Guardia di Finanza (GdF) is an Italian law enforcement agency reporting to the Minister of Economy and Finance. It operates as a militarized police force, distinct from the Ministry of Defence, focusing on financial crime, smuggling, and combating the illegal drug trade. With a fleet of over 600 boats and ships and more than 100 aircraft, it patrols Italy's territorial waters, while also serving as border police and handling customs duties at Italian airports. Interpol describes the GdF as a force with military status, nationally tasked with financial crime and illegal drugs trafficking investigations. Established on October 5, 1774, the GdF's origins trace back to the "Light Troops Legion," marking its Raising Day.
Issue date: Mar 12, 2024
Artist: Annalisa Masini
Obverse
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Depicts a stylized version of the heraldic emblem of the Guardia di Finanza in the centre. It includes various elements: the mountain Cimon della Pala (the best-known peak of the Pale di San Martino group, in the Dolomites, northern Italy), the sea and the sky, the griffin, a mythological animal that, according to legend, watches over the protection of the treasury, symbolized by the treasure chest of the state and the crown with turrets. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Depicts the heraldic coat of arms of the Guardia di Finanza, consisting of a Samnite shield, with a griffin and a chest highlighted on a mountain, surmounted by a turreted crown and adorned with the emblems representing the honours and rewards for valour, delimited, below, by the motto "IT DOES NOT RETREAT WHEN CUT", dedicated to the Corps by the poet Gabriele D'Annunzio. Around, above and below respectively, the inscriptions “250TH ANNIVERSARY” and “GUARDIA DI FINANZA”; on the sides of the coat of arms, the value “5 EURO” and, on the right, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome. 250° ANNIVERSARIO |
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250th Anniversary of the Founding of the Guardia di Finanza
Bi-Metallic, 8.5 g, ⌀ 25.75 mm