2 Euro KM#355 8.5000 g., Bi-Metallic Nickel-Brass plated Nickel center in Copper-Nickel ring, 25.75 mm. Subject : 100th anniversary of the death of Giovanni PASCOLI Obv: In the foreground, a portrait of the poet from Romagna, Giovanni PASCOLI, a representative figure of the Italian literature of the late 19th century. On the right, the year of issue ‘2012’ and the monogram of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; on the left, the year of the death ‘1912’; the mintmark ‘R’ and the initials of the author Maria Carmela Colaneri ‘MCC’. At the bottom, the arch-shaped inscription ‘G. PASCOLI’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag. Rev: Large value at left, modified outline of Europe at right. Obv. designer: Maria Carmela Colaneri Rev. designer: Luc Luycx