2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2005

1st anniversary of the signing of the European Constitution

On the Obverse, the allegorical representation of the rape of Europa by Zeus (in the form of a bull). The nymph holds in her hand a pen and the text of the European Constitution. At the bottom the monogram of the Italian Republic with the engraver's signature immediately to the left. Upper right the minting year, upper left the mintmark "R". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union and at the bottom the inscription "COSTITUZIONE EUROPEA". The coin's Reverse is the old common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European Union (before its enlargement) on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and six five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).