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Description:
Obverse
In the foreground face detail of a nude male figure, the ignudo, from the Sistien Chapel frescoes in the Vatican. Below the image the name of the author "Colaneri"; around "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA"
Reverse
Detail of the ignudo as a reference to the allegory wich gives unity to the whole project of the Sistine Chapel´s ceiling.On the right, the arch-shaped inscription "CAPPELLA SISTINA";together with the years 1512 and 2012 also the coin´s year of issue; below, on the left, the face value "EURO 5" and the mintmark "R".
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