2 Euro Italy 2024 - Montalcini

Commemorative 2 Euro coin of Italy, issued in 2024. This collector's euro coin was issued in honor of Rita Levi-Montalcini, a renowned Italian neuroscientist, winner of the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1986.

Rita Levi Montalcini (1909-2012) is one of Italy's leading and respected scientists in the field of neurology and human physiology. Her work revolutionized our understanding of cell growth and development and helped scientists better understand Alzheimer's disease and cancer through the discovery of growth factors.

The motif of the euro coin is a portrait of Rita Levi-Montalcini. A microscope with a horseshoe-shaped base is depicted in its background. The horseshoe symbolizes the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1986. The microscope comes from a medallion designed by the brother of this distinguished scientist, Gino Levi-Montalcini.

Material: Cu75Ni25

Weight: 8.5 g