OBVERSE

⁣⁢The design shows Dante holding an open book in his left hand, with the mountain of Purgatory in the background, based on the illustration of the Divine Comedy painted by Domenico di Michelino (1417-1491) located in the Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence; in the center, the letters "RI", monogram of the Italian Republic; to the right, the letter "R" designating the Rome Mint; below, the inscription "SP", initials of Silvia Petrassi, and the dates "1265 2015", representing the year being commemorated and the year the coin was issued; in an arc, the inscription "DANTE ALIGHIERI".
The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European flag.⁤⁣

REVERSE

A map of the European continent is depicted on a dynamic background composed of the twelve stars of the European Union.