Description
The design depicts in the centre, a man and a woman in medical clothing with masks, a stethoscope and a medical folder representing doctors and nurses working on the front line in the fight against COVID-19. Above, the word “GRAZIE” followed, on the right, by a heart symbol; on the left, a reproduction of the medical cross; in the centre, “RI”, acronym of the Italian Republic; on the right, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome; below,, on the left, “CM”, initials of the designer Claudia Momoni; in exergue, the year of the coin’s issue “2021”.
The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Subject of commemoration
Healthcare professionals
Date of issue
January 2021
Issuing country
Italy
Coin image
Official Journal
Issuing volume
3000000