2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2016

550 years since the death of Donatello

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts the Head of David by Donatello (detail of the sculpture preserved in the Bargello National Museum in Florence). The mintmark "R" can be seen at the top, while the circular inscription "DONATELLO" is at the bottom. On the left is the monogram of the Italian Republic with immediately below it, the years "1466" and "2016" written one below the other. On the right are the author's initials "C.M.". 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).

2200 years since the death of Plautus

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, depicts two theatrical masks from the Commedia Nuova (source of inspiration for the Roman playwright Plautus), taken from a 1st century BC mosaic preserved in the Capitoline Museums in Rome. Above, in the centre, is the monogram of the Italian Republic placed above the reproduction of a construction plan of a Roman theatre. On the left is the mintmark "R", while on the right are the author's initials "LDS". At the bottom is the inscription "PLAUTO" with immediately above it, the years "184 A.C." and "2016" positioned respectively to the left and right of a horizontal line. 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).