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200th anniversary of the Count of Cavour’s birth
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Open in GlekMintage4,000,000
Qualityuncirculated (circulation)
Weight8.5 g
Diameter25.75 mm
Issued1 March 2010
Issuing countryItaly
About the coin
The coin commemorates the 200th anniversary of the birth of Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour (1810-1861), a key figure in Italian unification and early Italian liberalism, and the founder of the political newspaper "Il Risorgimento". It features a portrait of Cavour based on a painting by Francesco Hayez from 1864. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Text: European Central Bank (ecb.europa.eu)
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