5 euro Centenary of the birth of Fausto Coppi

Obverse: profile of Fausto Coppi, facing right, with a tubular tyre on his shoulder. Around, the inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”; on the right, the name of the designer “V. DE SETA”. Around, a closed bicycle chain with forty links, the same number as the years of the great champion’s life.Reverse: on symbolic bends, Fausto Coppi racing ahead of two cyclists left far behind. The composition is completed with a bicycle gearwheel with forty teeth, the same number as the years of the great champion’s life. On the left, the value “5 EURO”; around, the name “FAUSTO COPPI” and the dates “1919 - 2019”; below, “R” identifying the Mint of Rome and the inscription “ROSA È LA SUA MAGLIA” (Pink is the colour of his shirt).