OBVERSE

In the foreground is the terrestrial globe, tilted to the right and bearing the inscription "World Food Programme," from which emerges a stalk of wheat, a stalk of corn, and a stalk of rice, representing the world's staple food sources. To the right of the globe, an I is superimposed on an R, signifying "Repubblica Italiana" (Italian Republic). Below appears a smaller combination of letters U and P, the initials of the engraver, Uliana Pernazza. In the upper left part of the globe appears the mint mark R and below the globe, the year 2004. The twelve stars of the European Union are placed around the outer ring.

REVERSE

A map showing the fifteen united states of the European Union is depicted on a dynamic background composed of the twelve stars of the European Union.