2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2022

170th anniversary of the foundation of the Polizia di Stato

The Obverse depicts, in the foreground, two State Police officers, a man and a woman, standing in front of a police car. In the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription "POLIZIA DI STATO", followed on the right by the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI". In the lower part, immediately below the design of the car, are: on the left, the mintmark "R" and, on the right, the years "1852" and "2022", written one below the other (the year of foundation of the Polizia di Stato and the minting year, respectively). Further down, below the image of the two officers, are the author's initials "•AM•". 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).

30th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino

The Obverse depicts the effigies of magistrates Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino, taken from the famous shot by photographer Tony Gentile. In the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription "FALCONE - BORSELLINO", followed on the right by the mintmark "R". Also at the top, between the inscription and the effigies, are the years "1992" and "2022" (respectively the year of the death of the two magistrates and the minting year), separated by the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI". On the left, near the shoulder of magistrate Giovanni Falcone, the author's initials 'VdS' can be seen. 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).

35 years of the Erasmus Programme

The Obverse depicts two key elements of the Erasmus programme, a European Union student mobility project aimed at university students. On the right is Erasmus of Rotterdam (Dutch humanist and philosopher), in one of his best-known portraits, after whom the programme was named because of his numerous journeys throughout Europe, with the aim of learning about its different cultures. The effigy of the theologian is superimposed on a net that crosses the coin from one point to the other, which is intended to represent the cultural and human exchanges between European students; on the left-hand side, thanks to a special type of graphics, the number '35' appears (to identify the 35th anniversary). Superimposed on the portrait are the circular inscriptions "1987-2022", "ERASMUS" and "PROGRAMME" on three lines, while near the inner edge, to the left of the inscription, is the mintmark "R". Above the philosopher's right hand are the author's initials "J.J." and, immediately above them, the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI". 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).