Itaalia 2 eurot 2024 Rita Montalcini UNC

The foreground shows a portrait of Rita Levi-Montalcini inspired by a photograph by Manuela Fabri; in the background, a microscope taken from a medal designed by Gino Levi-Montalcini, brother of the famous scientist, with a base shaped like a horseshoe, as a talisman for the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1986. At the top is an arched inscription "RITA LEVI-MONTALCINI"; on the left, the abbreviation of the Italian Republic "RI" and "R" – the mark of the Rome mint; below – "2024" – the year of issue of the coin; on the right – "SP" – the initials of the designer Silvia Petrassi. The outer ring of the coin depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.