2 Euro Donatello

Features

Country	Italy
Period	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Circulating commemorative coin
Year	2016
Value	2 Euro 2 EUR = 2.17 USD
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Weight	8.5 g
Diameter	25.75 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
References	KM# 393, Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Schön# 384 Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag)

Commemorative issue

550th Anniversary of the Death of Donatello

Obverse

Head of the "David di Donatello", the bronze sculpture from the Museum of the Bargello in Florence. On the left side can be seen the monogram of the Italian Republic "RI" and below two lines of the dates of the anniversary. Above the head the mintmark and at right the letters "CM", initials of the designer Claudia Momoni.
The outer ring of the coin depicts 12 stars of the EU flag.

Lettering:
R
RI
1466
2016
C.M.
DONATELLO

Engraver: Claudia Momoni

Reverse

A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.

Lettering: 2 EURO LL

Engraver: Luc Luycx

Edge

Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence "2 *" alternately upright and inverted.

Lettering: 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 *

Comments

Donato di Niccolo di Betto Bardi - Donatello (Florence, 1386 - Florence, Dec. 13, 1466), was a sculptor, goldsmith and italian designer. During his long career he was one of the three fathers of the Florentine Renaissance, as well as one of the most celebrated sculptors of all that time.

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Year	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
2016 R	1,500,000	2.98	2.98	3.29	3.29	99%
2016 R	15,000					1.9%	In coincard UNC
2016 R	6,000					1.7%	Proof

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