2022 Italy €5 Silver Proof Coin "Antonio Canova 200 Years"

• Mint: IPZS (Italian Mint)
• Denomination: €5
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: ,000 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Diameter: 32 mm
• Weight: 18 grams
• Design: Uliana Pernazza
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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Obverse: detail from the bust depicting a self-portrait of Antonio Canova flanked by the Canovian coat of arms with the heraldic emblem of the Marquisate of Ischia di Castro in Latium. These works of the Italian sculptor and painter are both exhibited on his tomb in the Canovian Temple at Possagno, Treviso. On the left, the arch-shaped inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; on the right, the name of the designer “U. PERNAZZA”. Reverse: in the centre, detail from the marble statue “Venus Italica” by Antonio Canova preserved in the Palatine Gallery of Florence. On the right, the value “5 EURO” and “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; on the left, the dates “1822 • 2022”, the date of Canova’s death and that of the coin’s issue respectively; around, the inscription “ANTONIO CANOVA”.