5 euro 150th Anniversary of the Government General Accounting Office

Obverse: view of the Palazzo delle Finanze in Via Cernaia in Rome, headquarters of the Ministry of Economy and Finance, with the flags flying the colours of the Italian Republic and the European Union in the foreground. Above and below, the inscriptions “REPUBBLICA” and “ITALIANA” respectively.Reverse: two geometric figures on the applications of the golden section (drawings attributed to Leonardo da Vinci) from the treatise “De Divina Proportione” by Fra Luca Pacioli (Ambrosian Library in Milan). Around, the inscription “RAGIONERIA GENERALE DELLO STATO” (General Accounting Office); above, “R”, identifying the Mint of Rome, and the value “5 EURO”; at the base of the figure on the right, the name of the designer “MOMONI” followed by the dates “1869” and “2019”, the year of foundation of the Accounting Office and that of the coin’s issue respectively.The façade of the Palazzo delle Finanze is reproduced courtesy of the Ministry of Economy and Finance Photos of the treatise “De Divina Proportione” by Fra’ Luca Pacioli: © Veneranda Biblioteca Ambrosiana/Mondadori Portfolio