Description

The Italian National Olympic Committee (Italian: Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano, CONI), founded in 1914 and a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), is responsible for the development and management of sports activity in Italy. Within Italy, CONI recognizes 44 national sports federations, 19 associate sports disciplines, 15 promotional sports organizations, and 19 organizations for the betterment of sports. In total 95,000 sports clubs with 11,000,000 members are recognized.

Engraver: Claudia Momoni

Obverse

The Vittoria Olimpica (Olympic Victory), sculpture by Emilio Greco displayed in Rome; on the left, the official logo of CONI; all around, the inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”.

REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
ITALIA

Reverse

Depicts the Discobolus (a classical Greek sculpture by Myron) surrounded by the inscription "Italian National Olympic Committee"; on the left field the mintmark “R” and the dates “1914 - 2014”, i.e. the year of foundation and that of the coin’s issue respectively; in the right field the denomination and the name of the engraver.

The Discobolus of Myron ("discus thrower", Greek: Δισκοβόλος, Diskobólos) is a Greek sculpture completed at the start of the Classical period, figuring a youthful athlete throwing discus, about 460–450 BC. The original Greek bronze is lost but the work is known through numerous Roman copies, both full-scale ones in marble, which was cheaper than bronze, such as the first to be recovered, the Palombara Discobolus, and smaller scaled versions in bronze.

COMITATO OLIMPICO NAZIONALE ITALIANO
R
1914
2014
10
EURO
MOMONI

Edge

10 Euro

100th Anniversary of the Foundation of the Italian National Olympic Committee

KM# 376
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Silver
Fineness 0.925
Weight 22 g
Diameter 34 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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