50 Euro (Fauna in Art - Renaissance) Coin

50 Euro (Fauna in Art - Renaissance)

Country: Italy
Denomination: 50 Euro 50 EUR = 58 USD
Year: 2013
Material: Gold (.900)
Weight: 16.129 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 28 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: italy

Description:

Obverse

The marzocco, a lion holding with its right forefoot a shield with the lily of Florence, symbol of republican liberty, from a sculpture realised by Donatello nowadays conserved at the Museo del Bargello in Florence.

Reverse

Drawn from a medal realised by Antonio di Puccio, called Pisanello, probably in 1447, Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, first marquis of Mantova (1432-1444), advances on a horse with the typical forms of the art of Pisanello.

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