5 euro S. Maria del Fiore - Florence, Tuscany - Italy of Arts Series

Obverse: in the foreground, a reproduction of the dome that the famous architect Filippo Brunelleschi created for the Florence Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore. In the background, the clover-shaped layout of the chancel. Above, the arch-shaped inscription “REPUBBLICA”, between two fleur-de-lys; in exergue, the inscription “ITALIANA” and, between two fleur-de-lys, the name of the designer “A. MASINI”.Reverse: the shape of an octagon, element recreated in the drum of the dome by the architect Filippo Brunelleschi, forms the border for the detail of the “Dancing Putti” from the Cantoria by Luca della Robbia (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo in Florence). Above, the arch-shaped inscription “ITALIA DELLE ARTI”; on the left, the letter “R” identifying the Mint of Rome, and “2019”, the year of the coin’s issue; on the right, “FIRENZE” and a fleur-de-lys, symbol of the Tuscan capital; below, the value “5 EURO”.The cathedral of S. Maria del Fiore reproduced courtesy of the Opera di Santa Maria del Fiore