Depicts the façade and rose window of the Basilica of Collemaggio, founded in L'Aquila in 1287; on the right, the name of the engraver, the country name above.

Santa Maria di Collemaggio is a large medieval church in L'Aquila. It was the site of the original Papal Jubilee, a penitential observation devised by Pope Celestine V, who is buried there. The church, which therefore ranks as a basilica because of its importance in religious history, sits in isolation at the end of a long rectangular sward of grass at the southwest edge of the town.

The church is a masterpiece of Abruzzese Romanesque and Gothic architecture and one of the chief sights of L'Aquila. The striking jewel-box effect of the exterior is due to a pattern of blocks of alternating pink and white stone; the interior, on the other hand, is massive and austere. Outbuildings include a colonnaded cloister, with the central fountain typical of many other similar Italian cloisters, and the former monastic refectory.

Engraver: M. A. Cassol

Detail of the rock masks of the Fountain of 99 Spouts; on top, the mintmark "R" and the coin's value, below, the issue date and the name of the engraver; around “Abruzzo in the Art”.

The Fountain of 99 Spouts (in italian Fontana delle 99 Cannelle), is an icon in the city of L’Aquila, and one of the most impressive and famous monuments in the centre/southern Italian region of Abruzzo. Historically, the number 99 seems to have been associated to the city and the Fountain sometime after the construction. Built in the 13th century, it is shrouded in legend, and the true meaning of its 99 sculpted stone faces is still today a mystery.

Engraver: A. Masini