Vatican

2024

Commemorative coin

The 150Th anniversary of the birth of Guglielmo Marconi

Official Journal of the European Union

The design features Marconi’s portrait at the center, the portraits of Pope Pius XI at the right, and future Pius XII at the left. At the top right, in semi-circle, is the inscription ‘GUGLIELMO MARCONI’ and underneath it the dates ‘1874’ and ‘2024’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’ followed by the name of the artist ‘L. PANCOTTO’ (Loredana Pancotto). At the left is the mintmark ‘R’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Edge lettering

Designer