5 euro 50° Anniversary of the foundation of the Carabinieri Command for the Protection of Cultural Heritage

Obverse: in the foreground, the official logo of the Comando Carabinieri per la Tutela del Patrimonio Culturale (Carabinieri Command for Protection of Cultural Heritage). In the background, the historical headquarters of the Comando in Piazza Sant’Ignazio in Rome; above, a free interpretation of the “garnet”, symbol of the Corps; below, the name of the designer “L. DE SIMONI” and the inscription “REPUBBLICA ITALIANA”.Reverse: composition of some important archaeological finds recovered by the Carabinieri Command for Protection of Cultural Heritage. In the foreground, the statue of Vibia Sabina; in the background, on the left and on the right respectively, the Trapezophoros of Ascoli Satriano with griffins, the Euphronios Krater and the Capitoline Triad. To the left and to the right, below the finds, the dates “1969” and “2019”, the year of foundation and that of the coin’s issue respectively; on the left, below the Krater, “R” identifying the Mint of Rome; on the right, the value “5 EURO”; above, the arch-shaped inscription “CARABINIERI” and, below, the inscription “TUTELA PATRIMONIO CULTURALE”. The Statue of Vibia Sabina is reproduced courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este The Trapezophoros is reproduced courtesy of the Ministry of cultural heritage and activities - Superintendence of Archeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the provinces of Barletta-Andria-Trani and Foggia The Euphronios Krater is reproduced courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities – Polo Museale del Lazio The Capitoline Triad is reproduced courtesy of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities - Superintendence for Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan Area of Rome, the Province of Viterbo and Southern Etruria