2 Euro Commemorative coins Vatican City 2021

450 years since the birth of Caravaggio

The Obverse depicts the famous oil painting "Boy with a Basket of Fruit", a work by Caravaggio conserved in the Galleria Borghese in Rome. At the top, near the inner edge, is the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO", divided by the upper part of the painting. At the bottom, immediately below a horizontal line that serves as the base of the representation, is the inscription "CARAVAGGIO", with the years "1571 - 2021" underneath. On the left, in the space between the inner edge and the image, is the mintmark "R", while on the bottom right, above the horizontal line, are the author's initials "UP. INC.", with his signature immediately below. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of 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).

700 years since the death of Dante Alighieri

On the Obverse, on the left, is a portrait of Dante Alighieri, while on the right, is depicted the Palazzo Vecchio in Florence. Near the inner edge, from top to right, is the circular inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" and in the space between the inscription and the design, is the mintmark "R". The lower part of the coin features: immediately below the portrait, the name of the author "P. DANIELE", next to the effigy, the signature "DANTE2 and, further down, the years "1321-2021". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, the symbol of 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).