Description

Anagni is an ancient town and comune in the province of Frosinone, Latium, central Italy, in the hills east-southeast of Rome. It is a historical and artistic centre of the Latin Valley.

Obverse

Depicts the rear side with the three apses of the Anagni Cathedral. On the right a decorative element. Name of the engraver below.

Anagni Cathedral (Italian: Cattedrale di Santa Maria Annunziata; Cattedrale di Anagni) is a Catholic cathedral in Anagni, Lazio, Italy, notable as the summer residence of the Popes for centuries (before Castel Gandolfo). Home to the cathedra of the Diocese of Anagni-Alatri, it is a Marian church dedicated to the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

The church was built in a Romanesque-style during 1072-1104 patronized by the Byzantine emperor Michele VII Ducas. The interior is in a Gothic-Lombard style after the refurbishment in 1250.

Engraver: Claudia Momoni

REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
MOMONI

Reverse

Depicts a composition with architectural elements of the City of Anagni: a rose window of the right transept of the Cathedral; a triple lancet window of Palazzo Comunale; medieval decorative detail and a marble relief of a winged griffin. At right the name of the engraver and the mintmark R. The date is within the composition, while the value is below.

Engraver: Maria Angela Cassol

ITALIA DELLE ARTI
ANAGNI
2011
5 EURO
M. A. CASSOL
R

Edge
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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