What’s on the coin
The inner part features a portrait of Giovanni Pascoli, a poet from the Romagna region who is a prominent representative of late 19th century Italian literature. The portrait is flanked by the poet’s year of death “1912” and the letters “M.C.C.” — the initials of the designer Maria Carmela Colaneri — on the left, and by the year of issue “2012” immediately above the monogram of the Italian Republic “RI” on the right. The inscription “G. PASCOLI” forms an arch along the bottom edge. The “R” mintmark denotes the Rome Mint. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union. Numista
About Giovanni Pascoli
Giovanni Pascoli was born on 31 December 1855 in San Mauro di Romagna in the province of Forlì-Cesena in Emilia-Romagna, and died on 6 April 1912 in Bologna. Numis’Collection He was Italy’s greatest poet around 1900. Royal Dutch Mint
Pascoli is celebrated for his deeply lyrical, symbolist poetry rooted in childhood memory, nature, and grief. His most famous collections include Myricae (1891) and Canti di Castelvecchio (1903). His personal life was marked by tragedy — his father was murdered when Pascoli was just 12 years old, an event that profoundly shaped his poetry. He also succeeded his mentor Giosuè Carducci as professor of Italian literature at the University of Bologna.
The edge
Finely milled, with six “2”s in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and twelve five-pointed stars — as on all standard 2 euro coins.