5 Euros Francesco De Sanctis, Italy

Allegory of Literature coming to life from an inkwell, symbol of writing, and bearing titles of some works by De Sanctis engraved on her hair; around, FRANCESCO DE SANCTIS; on the left, the letter R; on the right, 5 EURO; below, 1817 and 2017, the year of De Sanctis birth and that of the coins issue respectively; at the base, bay laurel leaves.

Annalisa Masini

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Francesco De Sanctis, from a work by Francesco Saverio Altamura conserved at the San Martino Museum in Naples; around, the inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; at the base of the portrait, the name of the designer “A. MASINI”; below, bay laurel leaves, symbol of wisdom.

Annalisa Masini

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Continuous coarse milled.