2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2013

200 years since the birth of Giuseppe Verdi

On the Obverse, the portrait of the famous composer Giuseppe Verdi, with the dates "1813", on the left, preceded by the monogram of the Italian Republic and "2013", on the right, with the mintmark "R" above it. At the bottom the inscription "G. VERDI" and the engraver's initials. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent 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).

700th birthday of Giovanni Boccaccio

On the Obverse the face of the poet Giovanni Boccaccio, facing right, with the circular inscription "BOCCACCIO 1313 2013" at the base. On the right of the portrait is the monogram of the Italian Republic with the mint mark "R" above and the engraver's initials below. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent 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).