| Description : The coin, designed after an 1864 oil painting by Francesco
Hayez (1791‐1882), shows Camillo Benso of Cavour (1810‐1861). As Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Sardinia, he
pushed Italian unity towards an independent nation‐state, was subsequently the architect of the Italian Constitution
and in March 1861 the first Prime Minister of the new Kingdom of Italy. When he died three months later, the dream of a
united Italy was almost fulfilled. Veneto became part of the kingdom in 1866. Rome became part of Italy after the
withdrawal of the French troops in 1870 and then became the capital. On the left is "CAVOUR", on the right his year of
birth "1810" and below that the year of issue "2010". The ligature of the country "RI" (Repubblica Italiana, Italian
Republic) is shown on the left, and on the top right the "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e
Zecca dello Stato in Rome . The initials "C.M." of the medallist Claudia Momoni are shown on the right. |
