Three million 2-euro coins intended for normal circulation, 15,000 “fior di conio” (i.e., the first coins minted by the mint and therefore with the best resolution) in blister, 13,000 2-euro coins “mirror fund” in a box and a pouch, 10,000 25-euro coin rolls “fancy mint” and 5,000 colored 5-euro coins in silver, in a box and a pouch.
They are the Commemorative coins created to mark the Centenary of the Air Force, whose emission is scheduled for March 21st.
Some were symbolically coined by the very top of the Air Force, the Chief of Staff, Air Squad General Luca Goretti and the Deputy Chief of Staff, Air Force General Aurelio Colagrande.
In recent days, in fact, together with the head of the 5th Communications Department of the Armed Forces, Brigadier General Giovanni Francesco Adamo, with General Inspector-in-Chief Basilio Di Martino, president of the “Centenary Committee of the Air Force”, and a delegation of officers, they visited the’Poligraphical Institute and State Mint to witness, firsthand, the process of minting the coins.
Accompanied by Director of the State Mint factory, Engineer Antonio Cascelli and Engineer Stefano Imperatori, Director of Customer Management, were able to see live the different stages of the production of the coins, from the idea and the initial sketch to the creation of the coin and the so-called “proof” coins, up to the final stage of a long series of quality controls that precede the final production.
This is a product that will please many collectors and numismatics enthusiasts thanks to the extreme precision of the 30 micron engravings, guaranteed by modern laser technology that allows the insertion of latent effects and microsculptures and that places the Italian Mint, which is unique in Europe, among the European excellence, among other things, in the production of:“Green”Without the use of cyanide.”.
At the end of the visit, General Goretti wished to thank the top management of the Institute of Poligrafico and State Mint for the hospitality and experience, as well as for the valuable collaboration, during an extremely important event such as the celebrations for the Centenary of the Armed Forces.
All commemorative coins can be purchased on the website www.shop.ipzs.it and in the village “Air Force Experience”, set up in Piazza del Popolo in Rome, from March 24 to 29.
