Obverse

Name of the country transmitting repubblica Italiana (in French “Italian Republic”) and drawing of the artist engraver Uliana Pernazza, whose signature appears below left, in honor of the cities of Bergamo and Brescia, designated Italian Capitals of Culture In 2023, representing historical buildings of the first city, namely the Galgario Tower (in Italian Torre del Galgario), the cathedral baptistery (in Italian Battistero del Duomo), the Porte Saint-Jacques (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 of Italia), the Palais Dit de la Loggia ( In Italian Palazzo della loggia) and the capitol (in Italian capitolium)

Reverse

On the left, the letter R of the workshop of Rome and the head of the winged victory, a bronze statue located in the Capitol of Brescia; On the right, two geese and a floral pattern from a marquee from the Palais de la Reason; above, a mosaic from one of the soils of the site called Domus dell’ortaglia; In the center, a detail from the northern prostyrum of the Sainte Marie Basilica of Bergame (in Italian Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore di Bergamo); lower right, the 5 euro facial value. Legend: Bergamo · Brescia / Capital Italiane della Cultura 2023