Description

The Kyoto Protocol was an international treaty which extended the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that commits state parties to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, based on the scientific consensus that (part one) global warming is occurring and (part two) that human-made CO2 emissions are driving it. The Kyoto Protocol was adopted in Kyoto, Japan, on 11 December 1997 and entered into force on 16 February 2005. The EU and its Member States ratified the Protocol in May 2002.

Engraver: Maria Angela Cassol

Obverse

The upper part of the terrestrial globe cracks along a vertical fracture and new plants grows out. A symbol of the rebellion of Nature against the pollution of the atmosphere by mankind. On the right, the name of the designer “CASSOL”; around, “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”.

REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
CASSOL

Reverse

A representation of clean unpolluted air as a vortex of vital energy that is used by a storm of doves. On the left, partially above the vortex, are the value, the dates of the anniversary and the mintmark.

5 EURO
2002
2007
R

Edge

5 Euro

5th Anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol

KM# 291
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.925
Weight 18 g
Diameter 32 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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