50 euro Renaissance Fauna in Arts series

Obverse: the marzocco, a lion holding with its right forefoot a shield with the lily of Florence, symbol of republican liberty, from a sculpture realised by Donatello nowadays conserved at the Museo del Bargello in Florence. Around, left to right, “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; below, heraldic lily, symbol of the city; all encased in a dot-decorated frame. Reverse: drawn from a medal realised by Antonio di Puccio, called Pisanello, probably in 1447, Gianfrancesco Gonzaga, first marquis of Mantova (1432-1444), advances on a horse with the typical forms of the art of Pisanello. Around, on the left, “FAUNA NELL’ARTE”; on the right, on two lines, “50”, “EURO”; below “R”; on the bottom, on two lines, “2013”, “V. DE SETA”; all encased in a dot-decorated frame.