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Description:
Obverse
Bust of Gioacchino Rossini from a marble sculpture by an unknown artist conserved at the Museo Internazionale e Biblioteca della Musica of Bologna; on the bust, signature of the composer from Pesaro.
Reverse
Inside view of the Rossini theatre in Pesaro, with a magpie on the wing holding a necklace in its beak, an allegory of the opera "The thieving magpie"; on the right, the first notes of the "Maestoso Marciale" from this opera; above, the Europe Star Programme logo.
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