Description:
Obverse
The Mole Antonelliana, a tower designed in 1863 by Alessandro Antonelli, is encircled by the twelve stars of Europe. Below the Mole: the mintmark (R), the monogram RI for Italian Repubblic and the initial of the author.
Reverse
A globe, next to the facial value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia
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