euromunter hat geschrieben: 5. September 2022 19:52 Quelle Numismatica Visual.

In 2023 the 2 euro coin arrives with the face of Raffaella Carrà

Raffaella Carrà will be depicted on the 2 euro coins from 2023. This was announced by the TV presenter and author Fabio Canino, during the TV Festival in Dogliani, specifying that it will not be a single collector’s item, but rather a commemorative coin which is issued by the European Union “to commemorate anniversaries of historical events or to highlight current events of particular importance”.

The 2 euro coin with the face of the Carrà

In 2023, Italy will mint a commemorative coin to pay homage to one of the most beloved women in show business, who passed away on 5 July 2021. There is still no official communication: the tribute from the State Mint was announced by Fabio Canino: “In 2023 Italy will dedicate the 2 euro coin to Raffaella Carrà, a prominent personality inside and outside Europe. The greatest and most multifaceted Italian artist “.

The State Polygraphic Institute writes Republic, conducted a survey among Italians to decide the name of a woman to be included in the collection dedicated to the great Italian artists. Among the names in contention Monica Vitti and Anna Marchesini, but in the end the choice fell on the great artist who, since her death, which took place last year at the age of 78, has received several freebies by fans and institutions: after the naming of a square in Madrid, the dedication of a stretch of the Bellaria seafront where she grew up as a child, and that of the Rai Production Center in Via Teulada.

The commemorative coins

In addition to minting coins that enrich the catalog of collectible numismatics, the member countries of the Euro zone can decide every year to mint commemorative or celebratory coins dedicating them to a person who was important for the country.

The total number of pieces put into circulation is limited, the coins have commercial value and they can only be worth 2 euros. Italy has decided that in 2023 the 2 euro coins will be dedicated to Raffaella Carrà, for her having been one of the most loved Italian artists both inside and outside the country’s borders and for having revolutionized the way of doing entertainment, with delicacy , talent and spontaneity.

Raffaella Carrà will not be the first to be reproduced on a coin. The faces of Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino appeared on the two-euro coins: 3 million copies distributed on the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Capaci and via D’Amelio massacres.