2 Euros Count of Cavour, Italy

2 Euros Count of Cavour, Italy, 2010 obverse image2 Euros Count of Cavour, Italy, 2010 reverse image
2 Euros Count of Cavour coin main info

Main information

  • Country:
    Italy flagItaly
  • Years of Minting:
    2010
  • Period:
    Republic (1946-date)
  • Coin Type:
    Circulating commemorative coin
  • Shape:
    Round
  • Technique:
    Milled
  • Mint:
    R Rome, Italy (476-date)
2 Euros Count of Cavour Reference Price

Reference Price

$4.75-$50.64

The actual value of the coin may differ depending on its condition, luster, rarity, and other factors. This is a rough estimation.

2 Euros Count of Cavour Coin Design

Coin Design

Reverse

Description:


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

Engraver:


Luc Luycx

Designer:


n/a

Obverse

Description:


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. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Engraver:


Claudia Momoni

Designer:


n/a

Edge

Description:


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

2 Euros Count of Cavour Lettering

Lettering

Obverse:


CAVOUR RI R 1810 2010 CM

Reverse:


2 EURO LL

2 Euros Count of Cavour Physical Feature

Physical Feature

Composition

Bimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring

Size

2 Euros Count of Cavour sizes
  • Weight:8.5 g
  • Diameter:25.75 mm
  • Thickness:2.2 mm
  • Edge:n/a
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