O nouă monedă comemorativă din Italia - 19.07.2023

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On February 21, the Italian Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato issued two coins with the same design minted in different metals and face value. One of them is silver and the other is gold, and they are dedicated to the 250th. Anniversary of the death of Luigi Vanvitelli.

Luigi Vanvitelli, born Lodewijk van Wittel, was a prominent Italian architect, painter and engineer who had a great stage technique that led him to be chosen by the King of Naples Charles VII of Bourbon to erect the Royal Palace of Caserta.

Likewise, he was also involved in more emblematic projects, such as the expansion of the Royal Palace of Naples, the design of the entire hydraulic system of the Park of Caserta, building the Carolino Aqueduct and several churches.

Later, both the Palace of Caserta and the Vanvitelli aqueduct were declared World Heritage Sites by Unesco.

The obverse of the silver coin shows, in the foreground, the portrait of Luigi Vanvitelli, an image taken from a painting by an unknown artist kept at the Accademia di San Luca. In the background, we can see a fragment of the floor of the upper hall of the Royal Palace of Caserta. All around, the inscription “ITALIAN REPUBLIC”, and to the left, the signature of the author “U. PERNAZA».

While on the reverse appears, on the left, a fragment of the central façade of the Royal Palace of Caserta, and on the right its grand staircase. Above, the face value "5 EURO", below, the handwritten signature of Luigi Vanvitelli and a shell, a motif that Luigi Vanvitelli often used in his architecture as a decorative element. On the right, the dates "1773 – 2023", the date of Vanvitelli's death and the date of issue of the coin. The inscription "R" also appears, identification of the Rome Mint.

Technical characteristics of the coins and their issuance

Country Italy
Year 2023
Face value 5/20 euro
Metal Silver 925 / Gold 900
Design Uliana Pernazza
Weight 18g / 6.45g
Diameter 32mm/21mm
Quality Proof / Proof
Roll 6,000 / 1,500

 

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