Italy 2010 2e 200th anniversary of the Count of Cavour’s b

2 Euro Coins, Commemorative Design 2010:
200th anniversary of the Count of Cavour’s birth.

The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour
(1810-1861), a key figure in Italian unification and early Italian liberalism, and the founder of the
political newspaper "Il Risorgimento".
It features a portrait of Cavour based on a painting by Francesco Hayez from 1864.

Date of Issue: 15. March 2010
Diameter: 25.75 mm.
Thickness: 2.20 mm.
Metal: Outer part: copper-nickel; inner part: three layers: nickel brass, nickel, nickel brass
Weight: 8.5g.
Issuing volume: 4.000.000
Designer: Claudia Momoni.

 

• Model: EUR ITA 2010
• Brand/Manufactured by: [Euro coins]