OBVERSE

Name of the issuing country REPUBBLICA ITALIANA (in French “ITALIAN REPUBLIC”) and design by artist engraver Uliana Pernazza, whose signature appears at the bottom left, in honor of the cities of Bergamo and Brescia, designated Italian Capitals of Culture in 2023, depicting historical buildings of the first city, namely the Galgario Tower (in Italian Torre del Galgario), the Cathedral Baptistery (in Italian Battistero del Duomo), Saint James Gate (in Italian Porta San Giacomo) and the Palace of Reason (in Italian Palazzo della Ragione), as well as monuments of the second city, namely the castle called the Falcon of Italy (in Italian Castello Falcone d’Italia), the Palace of the Loggia (in Italian Palazzo della Loggia) and the Capitolium (in Italian Capitolium)

REVERSE

On the left, the letter R from the Rome Mint and the head of the Winged Victory, a bronze statue located in the Capitol of Brescia; on the right, two geese and a floral motif from a capital of the Palace of Reason; at the top, a mosaic from one of the floors of the site called Domus dell’Ortaglia; in the center, a detail from the northern prothyrum of the Basilica of Saint Mary of Bergamo (in Italian Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore di Bergamo); at the bottom right, the face value 5 EURO. Legend: BERGAMO · BRESCIA / CAPITALI ITALIANE DELLA CULTURA 2023