Features

Issuer	Italy
Period	Republic (1946-date)
Type	Non-circulating coin
Year	2007
Value	10 Euro
Currency	Euro (2002-date)
Composition	Silver (.925)
Weight	22 g
Diameter	34 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑

Commemorative issue

250th Anniversary of the birth of Antonio Canova

Obverse

Portrait of Antonio Canova on the left with the Temple of Possagno (his birth town, in province of Treviso, Veneto) as background. The portrait and the temple are partially within a beaded circle with legend outside.

Lettering:
REPUBBLICA ITALIANA
COLANERI

Translation: Italian Republic

Engraver: Maria Carmela Colaneri 

Reverse

The representation of one of the most famous sculpture of Canova’s Art: “Love and Psyche” within an ornate frame typical of his style. Dates of the anniversary are at sides of the statue, while value is below.

Lettering:
ANTONIO CANOVA
10 EURO R
1757 2007