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Description
The Presidency of the Council of the European Union is responsible for the functioning of the Council of the European Union, the upper house of the EU legislature. It rotates among the member states of the EU every six months. The presidency is not an individual, but rather the position is held by a national government. It is sometimes incorrectly referred to as the President of the European Union. The presidency's function is to chair meetings of the Council, determine its agendas, set a work programme and facilitate dialogue both at Council meetings and with other EU institutions.
The Italian Presidency of the Council took place during the second half of 2014, taking over from Greece and passing it to Latvia.
Artist: Annalisa Masini
Obverse
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Bust of Ceres, as an allegory of Italy, taken from the fresco "Venus, Juno and Ceres" painted by the school of Raffaello Sanzio after drawings in the maestro's hand for the Loggia of Cupid and Psyche of Villa Farnesina in Rome. Above the left shoulder of Ceres is the name of the artist. REPUBBLICA ITALIANA |
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Reverse
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Detail from the painting "Rape of Europa" (1580) by Paolo Veronese, displayed at the Capitoline Museums in Rome, surrounded at right by the twelve stars of Europe and the inscription "Presidency of Italy in the Council of the European Union". At the left of the figure the value, the date and the mintmark (R). PRESIDENZA ITALIANA CONSIGLIO UNIONE EUROPEA |
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