2 euro Italy 2017 – San Marco Venice BE Proof

2 euro commemorative

Italy 2017: 400th Anniversary of the Basilica di San Marco in Venice

Façade of the Basilica of San Marco in Venice; in the exergue the dates ‘1617’ and ‘2017’, respectively year of the completion of the Basilica and year of the issue of the coin, beside the logo of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; below the inscription ‘SAN MARCO’; on the right ‘LDS’, initials of the author Luciana De Simoni; on the top the inscription ‘VENEZIA’, and the mintmark of the Mint of Rome ‘R’.

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