Description:
Obverse
In the foreground, face detail of the Capitoline Venus in the Capitoline Museum of Rome; in the background, a map of Europe with six strips standing for the six founding member countries.
Reverse
Graphic elements of Michelangelo’s Capitol Square, with three strips representing the European Parliament.
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