Description:
Obverse
Dante with an open book in left hand and the Purgatory mountain behind him: a particular from illustrations of "Divina Commedia" by Domenico di Michelino (1417-1491), realized inside "Duomo di Santa Maria del Fiore", Florence; at the center, monogram of Italian Republic “RI”; on the right side, letter “R”, Rome mintage; in basso, “SP”, engraver's initials and dates “1265 2015”, rispectively birth of Dante and issuing year.
Reverse
A map, next to the facial value, shows the European continent without borders.
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