Representation of an athletics field with its characteristic elliptical shape and lanes. In the center, the official logo of the 2024 European Athletics Championships flanked by the inscription “Italian Republic”; on the right, the name of the designer “E.FERRETTI”.

In an elliptical-shaped field, the renowned Italian sprinter Pietro Mennea is depicted, commemorated with bib number "433" symbolizing his Olympic victory in Moscow in 1980, alongside the number "8" denoting the lane of his triumph. Positioned at the bottom right is "19''72," representing Mennea's 200-meter world record achieved in Mexico City in 1979. The coin also features the value "10 EURO" on the left, while at the top left, "PIETRO MENNEA," "ARROW OF THE SOUTH," and "2024" signify the year of the coin's issuance. In the center, the letter "R" identifies the Mint of Rome.

Pietro Paolo Mennea (1952–2013), known as "the Arrow of the South" (Italian: la Freccia del Sud), was an Italian sprinter and politician. He achieved his greatest success in the 200m event, securing a gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and setting a world record with a time of 19.72 seconds in September 1979. This record remained unbroken for nearly 17 years, marking the longest duration in the event's history, and it still stands as the European record. Mennea holds the distinction of being the only male sprinter to qualify for four consecutive 200 meters Olympic finals, spanning from 1972 to 1984.