Italy

2018

Commemorative coin

The 70th Anniversary of the Coming into Force of the Italian Constitution

Official Journal of the European Union

Enrico De Nicola, provisional Head of State, signs the act of promulgation of the Constitution of the Italian Republic on December 27, 1947; on his right, the Head of Government Alcide De Gasperi, on the left, Umberto Terracini, President of the Italian Constituent Assembly. Above, the inscription ‘COSTITUZIONE’ and the monogram of the Italian Republic ‘RI’; in exergue, the inscription ‘CON SICURA COSCIENZA’, ‘R’, the mintmark of the Mint of Rome, and the dates ‘1948 • 2018’, respectively year of the coming into force of the Italian Constitution and year of the issue of the coin. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

Enrico De Nicola (1877-1959) signed the Constitution of the Italian Republic as provisional Head of State on 27 December 1947. The coin shows Prime Minister Alcide De Gasperi (1881-1954) next to him on the left and the President of the Constituent Assembly of Italy, Umberto Terracini (1895-1983), on the right. The mint designer used a photo of the act of signing in the Palazzo Giustiniani as a model, but without depicting two officials present. The inscription "COSTITUZIONE" (Constitution) is shown above, "CON SICURA COSCIENZA" (with certain consciousness) below.

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