Depicts a portrait of Eduardo De Filippo with a curtain on his left. Around the edge, the inscription ITALIAN REPUBLIC; on the right, the name of the designer, COLANERI.

Depicts proscenium of a typical Italian theatre where the scene is set: the curtain opens to reveal a stage with a chair, a table and the inscription EDUARDO DE FILIPPO. Above, the value; on the right, the coin’s year of issue; on the left, R identifying the Mint of Rome; below, the inscription THEATRE IS LIFE and some typical elements from the works of Eduardo De Filippo: a cup, a coffeemaker, a lucky horn and a star, symbol of the nativity scene.

A cornicello (Italian for '"little horn" or "hornlet"'), corno (Italian for "horn"), or corno portafortuna (literally "lucky horn" in Italian) is an Italian amulet or talisman worn to protect against the evil eye and bad luck in general, and, historically, to promote fertility and virility. In Neapolitan, it is called curniciello or variants thereof. The amulet is also sometimes referred to as the Italian horn.