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Description
Guglielmo Giovanni Maria Marconi (1874–1937) was an Italian inventor and electrical engineer, known for his creation of a practical radio wave-based wireless telegraph system. This led to Marconi being credited as the inventor of radio, and he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand Braun "in recognition of their contributions to the development of wireless telegraphy".
The collector coin is part of the Europa Coin Programme, also known as the European Silver Programme, or the Eurostar Programme. It is an initiative dedicated to the issuance of collector-oriented legal tender coins in precious metals to celebrate European identity. The issuing authorities of EU member countries voluntarily contribute coins to the Europa Coin Programme. Multiple countries have participated in the programme, beginning in 2004. Some coins are denominated in euro, others are denominated in other currencies.
Artist: Uliana Pernazza
Obverse
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Portrait of Guglielmo Marconi inspired by a period image; on the left, in the background, the yacht and floating laboratory "Elettra". Below the portrait, in exergue, the signature of Marconi and below the name of the engraver. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Depicts a radio receiver with a rhomboidal antenna catching radio waves, the same of many radios created in Italy in the first half of the twenties. At the right the value while the mintmark (R) at left. The dates of the anniversary are below, and above all is the logo of the Eurostar logo (the special mark used on coins to indicate participation in the Europa Coin Programme). 20 |
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20 Euro
Eurostar - European Heritage
100th Anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's Nobel Prize
Subscribe series
KM# 320
Eurostar - European Heritage
100th Anniversary of Guglielmo Marconi's Nobel Prize
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