Description

To mark the event returning to the country for a fourth time in 2026 when Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo hosts the Winter Olympics, the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato decided to release the coins celebrating the "History of the Olympics in Italy."

The Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato has produced three gold coins with a face value of €20 dedicated respectively to the Winter Olympics at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 and Turin 2006, as well as the Summer Games staged in Rome in 1960.

Artist: Silvia Petrassi

Obverse

Depicts the official logo of Torino 2006 Winter Olympics. The country name above, the designer's name below.

The log is a stylized profile of the Mole Antonelliana building, drawn in white and blue ice crystals, signifying the snow and the sky.

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially the XX Olympic Winter Games (Italian: XX Giochi olimpici invernali) and also known as Torino 2006, were a winter multi-sport event held from 10 to 26 February 2006 in Turin, Italy. This marked the second time Italy had hosted the Winter Olympics, the first being in 1956 in Cortina d'Ampezzo; Italy had also hosted the Summer Olympics in 1960 in Rome.

The 2006 Winter Olympics featured 84 medal events over 15 disciplines in 7 sports. Events that made their Olympic debut in Turin included mass start biathlon, team sprint cross-country skiing, snowboard cross and team pursuit speed skating. The classical men's 50 km and women's 30 km distances, which were held at Salt Lake 2002, were not included in these Games, as these events were alternated with freestyle events of the same distances.

REPUBBLICA • ITALIANA
torino 2006
PETRASSI

Reverse

Depicts the torch of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics standing out against the Mole Antonelliana, the stylized mountainous profile of the city of Turin in the background, surrounded by the inscription “TORINO 2006 – OLYMPIC HERITAGE”. The value and the issue year on the left, the mintmark “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome, on the right.

The Mole Antonelliana is a major landmark building in Turin, Italy, named after its architect, Alessandro Antonelli. A mole in Italian is a building of monumental proportions. Construction began in 1863, soon after Italian unification, and was completed in 1889, after the architect's death.

• TORINO 2006 •
20
EURO
R
torino 2006
2023
OLYMPIC HERITAGE

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Gold
Fineness 0.900
Weight 19.353 g
Diameter 21 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 Winter Olympics

History of the Olympic Games in Italy

Gold, 19.353 g, ⌀ 21 mm
Rome 1960 Summer Olympics

History of the Olympic Games in Italy

Gold, 19.353 g, ⌀ 21 mm