Description:
Obverse
In the centre a reproduction of the Trinacria, symbol of Sicily, represented by the head of the Gorgon, whose hair is made of snakes, on three legs bent on their knee.
Reverse
A detail from the mosaic in the room of King Ruggero in the Royal Palace, also called Palace of the Normans, in Palermo.
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