Feature: The 500th anniversary of the death of Leonardo da Vinci
Description: The design shows a detail of the
painting ‘Dama con l'ermellino’ (Lady with an Ermine) by Leonardo da
Vinci (National Museum in Krakow). On the left, the inscription
‘LEONARDO’, the initials of the author Maria Angela Cassol ‘MAC’ and the
logo ‘RI’ acronym of the Italian Republic; on the right, ‘R’, mintmark
of the Mint of Rome and the dates ‘1519-2019’, respectively the year of
Leonardo’s death and the year of the coin issuance. The coin’s outer
ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
