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  Italian euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian euro coins all have a design unique to each coin, though there is a common theme of famous Italian works of art from one of Italy's renowned artists.
Each coin is designed by a different designer, from the 1 cent to the 2 euro coin they are: Eugenio Driutti, Luciana De Simoni, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini, Claudia Momoni, Maria Angela Cassol, Roberto Mauri, Laura Cretara and Maria Carmela Colaneri.
The choice of the design of the coins was left to the Italian public by means of a TV broadcast where alternative designs were presented, letting the people vote by calling a certain telephone number.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Italian_euro_coins   (301 words)

  
 Euro coins
Euro coins and banknotes (see euro banknotes) came into distribution on January 1, 2002, but the year imprinted on the coins can date back to 1999, when the currency was formally established.
The image on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins shows the EU member states coming together (note that the EU members who are at this time not part of the euro are also depicted).
Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end up in general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coin collectors.
www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/eu/Euro_coin.html   (297 words)

  
 Italian Coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Coins are used for lower-valued units, and banknotes are used for the higher values.
The as was a bronze, and later copper, coin used during the Roman Republic and Roman Empire.
It was the lowest valued coin regularly issued during the Roman Empire, with semis and quadrans being produced infrequently and then not at all by the time of Marcus Aurelius.
www.wwwtln.com /finance/106/italian-coins.html   (1000 words)

  
 Italy - Euro coins information
All the Italian euros were minted in Rome, and all of them have a R as mint mark.
The 2€ coin depicts a portrait drawn by Raphaël of Dante Alighieri, housed in the Pope Julius II Wing of the Vatican Palace.
A sculpture by Umberto Boccioni, leader of the Italian futurist school is depicted in the 20 cent Italian euro coin.
yuri.no.sapo.pt /En/Euro/italy.htm   (318 words)

  
 Italian euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The euro coins have two different sides; one common side showing the value of the coin one national side featuring a design chosen the EU member state where the coin minted.
Italian euro coins all have a design unique to coin though there is a common theme famous Italian works of art from one Italy's renowned artists.
Each coin is designed a different designer from the 1 cent the 2 euro coin they are: Eugenio Luciana De Simoni Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini Claudia Maria Angela Cassol Roberto Mauri Laura Cretara Maria Carmela Colaneri.
www.freeglossary.com /Italian_euro_coins   (184 words)

  
 euro
Banknotes are the same for all Euro countries, but it is possible to determine the country that has issued the banknote by looking at the first letter of the alphanumerical identification code.
Dante's portrait on this coin, is taken from Raffaello's Parnaso, a fresco situated in the Vatican's rooms of Pope Giulio II.
1916) was an Italian painter and sculpor, one of the theorists of the Futurist movement.
digilander.libero.it /maggioref/euro.htm   (522 words)

  
 BBC News | EUROPE | So long to the lira
Some of these were works of art: the Italian sculptor and goldsmith Benvenuto Cellini was employed to cut dies for coins when Florence became a duchy under the Medici.
The one and two lire coins disappeared altogether in 1984, though a 500 lire coin continued to be issued in silver until 1982.
For older Italians the euro will, at least in one way, bring back memories - the return to everyday life of centisimi, as the euro cents will be known.
news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/europe/1627437.stm   (508 words)

  
 Euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In Italy, the euro coin designs were subject to scrutiny by a national technical and artistic committee before being presented to the nation on RAI UNO, Italy’s largest national television station.
This depicts a portrait drawn by Raphaël of Dante Alighieri, housed in the Pope Julius II Wing of the Vatican Palace.
This coin shows the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, displayed in the gallery of the Academy in Venice, illustrating the ideal proportions of the human body.
www.euro.ecb.int /en/section/euro0/specific.IT.html   (218 words)

  
 Talk:Italy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Italian euro coins together with banknotes and all other "national" euro coins are legal tender (which is something different than a currency).
It's not a valid reason, because Italian euro coins are still the type of Euro coins that are being *minted* in Italy.
The italian peninsula is generally defined by the bounderies of the Alps and mediterrenean sea.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Talk:Italy   (10083 words)

  
 CNN.com - Pope to grace Vatican euro coins - January 2, 2002
As the Italian mint has been busily stamping out euro coins, a small part of the production has been dedicated to the Vatican euro.
Coins worth one and two euro, as well as various values of euro cents, will all carry a profile of Pope John Paul II.
With a coin sure to rise in value because of its rarity, they are concessions that could prove a blessing.
edition.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/12/25/vatican.euros   (475 words)

  
 European numismatics - Coin images gallery   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Unlike normal issues, these coins are not legal tender in all the eurozone, but in the country where the coin was issued.
The image on the 10-, 20-, and 50-cent coins shows the EU member states coming together (note that the EU members who are at this time not part of the euro are also depicted).
The minor series of 1, 2 and 5 cent coins were designed by Garcilaso Rollán, the middle series of 10, 20, and 50 cent coins by Begoña Castellanos and the two major coins feature the portrait or effigy of King Juan Carlos of Spain by the hand of Luis José Diaz.
www.eurocoinage.info   (491 words)

  
 Euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Of the seven denominations of euro coins, the three lowest denominations are small and distinctly reddish in color, and quite thin and light.
Euro coins will have a common face and a national face; the designs for the common face were approved by the European Council in June 1997, following an EU-wide design competition.
Euro coins and notes will be the only currency used in the European Euro Zone countries in 2002.
www.weight-loss-galore.com /r-euro-coins_21110.html   (638 words)

  
 Italian euro
Euro area Member States began implementing a common monetary policy, the euro was introduced as a legal currency and the 11 currencies of the participating Member States became subdivisions of the euro.
The eight euro coins vary in size, color and thickness according to their values, which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent or 1 and 2 euro.
One side of each coin features one of three designs common to all 12 euro area countries showing different maps of Europe surrounded by the 12 stars of the European Union.
www.ilmarengo.com /italia/euro/welcome.htm   (390 words)

  
 italian euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
of the coins of the Italian mints for the Kingdom of Italy, the colonies, the Republic, and the euro, with history...
of the Italian futurist school is depicted in the 20 cent Italian euro coin.
Italian euro coins all have a design unique to each coin, though there is a common theme...
www.aboutcoins.info /coin/italian-euro-coins.html   (474 words)

  
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The eight denominations of Euro coins vary in size, colour and thickness according to their values, which are 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 Eurocent or Eur 1 and Eur 2.
The euro coins incorporate the safest machine-readable characteristics and can be used in vending machines throughout the euro area, irrespective of the Member State which issued them.
Euro coins can be used anywhere in the euro area, regardless of their national sides.
www.vatican.va /news_services/press/documentazione/documents/sp_ss_scv/euro/euro_en.html   (1136 words)

  
 2002-Italian Euro Coin Set
2 Euro Coin: The country specific side depicts a potrait drawn by Raphael Dante Alighieri, housed in the Pope Julius II Wing og the Vatican Palace.
1 Euro Coin: This coin shows the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, displayed in the gallery of the Academy in Venice, illustrating the ideal proportions of the human body.
20 cent coin: This coin portrays a sculpture by Umberto Boccio, leader of the Italian futurist school.
www.silvergreetings.com /iteurcoinset.html   (229 words)

  
 Italian euro
In the following pages, the catalogue of the coins of the Italian mints for the Kingdom of Italy, the colonies, the Republic, and the euro, with history, images, and characteristics.
According to the Italy-San Marino convention, the coins of the San Marino Republic are minted in Rome since 22 March 1862.
According to the Lateran Treaty (11 February 1929), in Rome are minted also the coins of the Vatican City.
xoomer.virgilio.it /moneteit/welcome.htm   (78 words)

  
 Buchanan Street Stamps - News and Articles - First Day Cover News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The obverses of the coins, designed by Belgian sculptor Luc Luyxc, were relatively simple, with three variations on the theme of an outline map of western Europe with 12 five-pointed stars in two groups of six joined by diagonal lines.
In the 1 Euro the centre was silver-coloured with a gold-coloured outer rim, whereas in the 2 Euro the alloys were reversed.
Ireland contributed a 30p/38c stamp showing the obverse of the bimetallic Euro coin and this was also the theme of the 80c stamp released by the Netherlands in 1999.
www.pennyred.com /news2.cfm?ID=88   (1142 words)

  
 French euro coins
The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including France.
French euro coins feature three separate designs for the three series of coins.
The minor series was designed by Fabienne Courtiade, the middle one by Laurent Jorio and the major two coins are by Joaquim Jimenez.
knowallabout.com /f/fr/french_euro_coins.html   (156 words)

  
 Facts about dutch euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including the Netherlands.
Dutch euro coins have two designs by Bruno Ninaber van Eyben, both of which feature a portrait or effigy of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
All coins share the 12 stars of the EU and the year of imprint in their design.
www.supercrawler.com /Facts/dutch_euro_coins.html   (175 words)

  
 The Euro - Coins - Italian Trips Links to Internet Resources
The Italian police say that drug dealers are accepting the Euro, but prostitutes are still requiring customers to pay in lira.
Pensioners are trying to get used to hundreds of Euros in their checks instead of the large number of Lira that they are used to.
The 1 and 2 euro coins show the Union as a Europe without boundaries between neighboring countries.
www.italiantrips.com /aEuro0102.htm   (403 words)

  
 Facts about greek euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The euro (EUR or €) is the common currency for most European nations within the European Union, including Greece.
They were all designed by Georgios Stamatopoulos with the minor coins depicting Greek ships, the middle ones famous Greeks and the two large denominations examples of Greek history and mythology.
Unique to the national side of Greek coins is that the value of the coin is expressed in the Greek alphabet.
www.supercrawler.com /Facts/greek_euro_coins.html   (201 words)

  
 Sometimes We Try Too Hard
It seems that the woman depicted on this coin is not symbolic of Catholic hegemony but of French liberty and the French Republic, much in the way that Liberty once was proudly displayed on American coins, or as she still stands on Liberty Island in New York City.
The next new European coin mentioned as having a link to biblical prophecy was the Greek 2 Euro Coin, about which the emailer wrote: “This 2002 coin is labeled Europa (a female goddess) sitting on Zeus (a bull).
The fourth new coin that that the emailer examined was the Euro 10 Cent Coin used by Italy, San Marino and Monaco.
www.sxws.com /charis/apol59.htm   (3100 words)

  
 Italian coins
The coinage in use in the Kingdom of Italy was strictly related to the French decimal one introduced by Napoleon on 1803.
The currency adopted was the Italian Lira with a value corrisponding to the value of 4,5 g of silver or 0,29 g of gold.
The Lira was part of the Latin Monetary Union among France, Italy, Belgium, Switzerland, and Greece, an organization founded on 1865 to defend the value of the various currencies of the five countries and to simplify the international exchanges; the Latin Monetary Union was ended on 1926.
www.ilmarengo.com /italia/welcome.htm   (171 words)

  
 Italian Euro Coin Starter Packs
We were told that on the first day, there was no limit on the quantity people could have, but by the second day, there were fears that the supply of the packs would run out, and a limit was placed on the number of packs each person could buy.
The starter packs are packed loosely, therefore the coins they contain are likely to be somewhat bag-marked, and will not be as collectable as coins supplied in rolls or in sets.
The launch of the Euro is such an important event in world history, that we have changed our views about starter packs, and can see that unopened packs may well become treasured collectors items.
www.24carat.co.uk /eurocoinstarterpacksitalian.html   (483 words)

  
 EUROTRASH
The euro is obviously still in my mind as something new: I had a dream last night about getting lots of "foreign" euros in my change.
Their ultimate goal, besides the annihilation of the euro, is to end the never-ending Europeanization which totally undermines their good old values.
Because the Dutch and Belgian euro coins make up only a small percentage of all euro coins, it is expected that eventually the 'foreign' euro coins will replace the 'domestic' euro coins for a large part.
lightningfield.com /eurotrash   (1404 words)

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