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On May 2, 2019, Italy and the world honour the day, 500 years ago, when Leonardo da Vinci died.
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci (1452–1519), more commonly Leonardo da Vinci or simply Leonardo, was an Italian polymath of the Renaissance, whose areas of interest included invention, painting, sculpting, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology, astronomy, botany, writing, history, and cartography. He has been variously called the father of palaeontology, ichnology, and architecture, and is widely considered one of the greatest painters of all time. Sometimes credited with the inventions of the parachute, helicopter and tank, he epitomised the Renaissance humanist ideal.
Leonardo was, and is, renowned primarily as a painter. Among his works, the Mona Lisa is the most famous and most parodied portrait and The Last Supper the most reproduced religious painting of all time. Leonardo's drawing of the Vitruvian Man is also regarded as a cultural icon, being reproduced on items as varied as the euro coin, textbooks, and T-shirts.
Obverse
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Depicts a detail of the oil painting known as Dama con l’ermellino (Lady with an Ermine). In the left-hand field of the inner disc, the name “Leonardo”, the acronym of the engraver MAC and the RI monogram of the Italian Republic. In the right field the mint mark R and respectively the year of Leonardo’s death and the year of issue. Around the outer ring the 12 stars of the European Union. LEONARDO |
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Reverse
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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. 2 EURO |
Edge |
The sequence "2 ★" repeated six times alternately upright and inverted 2 ★ 2 ★ 2 ★ 2 ★ 2 ★ 2 ★ |
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Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Cupronickel |
Center | Nickel Brass |
Weight | 8.5 g |
Diameter | 25.75 mm |
Thickness | 2.2 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)
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