2 Euro Commemorative coins Italy 2024

250th anniversary of the founding of the Financial Police

The Obverse depicts the heraldic coat of arms of the Financial Police, in a stylised version. The symbol is made up of various elements: the mountain, the sea, the sky (natural environments where the Financial Police operates) and the griffin (a mythological animal that, according to legend, had among its powers that of protecting treasures, here represented by a casket and a turreted crown). On the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription "GUARDIA DI FINANZA", while at the bottom, on the casket, is the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI", followed at the bottom by the years "1774" (year of foundation of the Corps) and "2024" (minting year). To the right, above and below the turreted crown, are the mintmark "R" and the author's initials "MB.". 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).

Rita Levi-Montalcini

The Obverse depicts a portrait of the famous scientist Rita Levi-Montalcini (portrait inspired by Manuela Fabbri's photograph). On the upper part of the coin is the circular inscription “RITA LEVI - MONTALCINI,” while in the lower part, below the effigy, is the minting year. On the left part of the coin, included between the portrait and the inscription, is the monogram of the Italian Republic “RI,” followed at the bottom by the mintmark “R.” On the right side, in the background, is a microscope, taken from a medal designed by the scientist's brother, Gino Levi-Montalcini, whose shape is horseshoe-shaped (a good luck charm related to the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1986). Also on the right, below and adjacent to the portrait, are the author's initials “SP.” 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).