COMMEMORATIVE COIN

European Year of Cultural Heritage in 2018.

OBVERSE

⁣⁢The design depicts the Statue of Laocoön and His Sons, also known as the Laocoön Group, a fundamental work of world sculpture, which served as the basis for the Vatican Museums. At the bottom center, the inscription of the issuing country "Città del VATICANO". From left to right, in a semicircle, the inscription "ANNO EUROPEO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE". At the top right, the year of issue "2018" and the mint mark "R". At the bottom right, the artist's name "D. LONGO".
The outer ring of the coin represents the 12 stars of the European flag.⁤⁣

⁣⁢Inscription:
ANNO EUROPEO DEL PATRIMONIO CULTURALE
2018
R
Città del VATICANO⁤⁣

⁣⁢Engravers: Daniela Longo, Claudia Momoni ⁤⁣

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.