5 euro - Teatro alla Scala - Bellini's Norma

Image of 5 euro coin - Teatro alla Scala - Bellini's Norma | Italy 2025. The Silver coin is of Proof quality.
Timeless tribute to the Italian opera and Norma, masterpiece by Vincenzo Bellini, the coin depicts the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, which hosted its first performance in 1831 and the fascinating portrait of Giuditta Pasta, singer of the first performance and inspiring muse of the composer. Obverse: In the centre, within a 19-century-inspired frame, a view of the Teatro alla Scala in Milan with its official logo at the bottom. At the top, the inscription "REPUBBLICA ITALIANA"; at the bottom "R", identifying the Mint of Rome and "2025", the year of the coin’s issue. On the right "AM", initial of the engraver Annalisa Masini. Reverse: In the centre, within a 19th-century-inspired frame, a portrait of Giuditta Pasta, the first opera singer to perform Norma at the Teatro alla Scala, by François Gérard. At the top, “CINQUE EURO”, the coin’s value; at the bottom, the inscriptions “GIUDITTA PASTA” and “NORMA”. Coin with coloured elements.