The drawing shows Dante holding an open book in the left hand, with the mountain of Purgatory in the background, according to the illustration of the Divine Comedy painted by Domenico Di Michelino (1417-1491) which is in the cathedral Santa Maria del Fiore, at Florence; In the center, the letters "Ri», Monogram of the Republic Italian; on the right, the letter "R»Designating the currency of Rome; below, the inscription "SP», Initials of Silvia Petrassi, and the dates «1265 2015», either the commemorated year and that of the program piece; In an arc of a circle, the inscription "Dante Alighieri ".
The external ring of the room represents the twelve stars of the European flag.

Reverse

A map of the European continent is represented on a dynamic canvas compound of the twelve stars of the European Union.