Description:
Obverse
A dove, symbol of peace, is held by a feminine figure, an allegory of Europe, with the number 70 standing for the anniversary of Peace, and the stars of the European Union in her hair; an olive branch bordering the logo of the Europa Star Programme completes the representation.
Reverse
Peace, half reclining in three-quarter view, with an olive branch in her left hand: detail from the fresco painted by Ambrogio Lorenzetti on the subject of the Good Government for the "Sala dei Nove" of the Palazzo Pubblico in Siena; on the right , a stylized dove and the stars of the European Union.
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