5 euro - Agrigento

Capital of Culture 2025 is the splendid Agrigento, represented through some of its priceless and timeless artistic treasures: the Dioscuri temple, the leonine dripstone, the Akragas coin and the Ephebe, a masterpiece of Greek sculpture from the 5th century BC. Obverse: In the centre, partly enclosed in a rectangular frame, a depiction of the remains of the Temple of the Dioscuri dating back to the 1st century BC. On the right, a drainpipe with a lion's head, representing the mastery of Greek architects. At the top, the inscription "REPUBBLICA" and at the bottom "ITALIANA". On the left, enclosed in a rectangular frame, the figure of a Telamon and the signature of the designer "U.PERNAZZA" Reverse: In the centre the Ephebe of Agrigento, considered one of the masterpieces of Greek sculpture. At the bottom left, a coin depicting a crab, circulating in ancient Agrigento called Akragas. At the top left, the "R" identifying the Mint of Rome. On the right, the coin’s value "5 EURO". Arch-shaped, the inscriptions "AGRIGENTO 2025", the celebrated city and the year of the coin’s issue, and "ITALIAN CAPITAL OF CULTURE".