| Description : Giovanni Pascoli (1855‐1912) shaped the development of
the modern Italian language by using many words from the numerous Italian dialects in his poetry for the first time. This
caused the greatest upheaval in the Italian literary language since the Middle Ages. His best‐known work is the
collection of poems Myricae, published in successive editions between 1891 and 1911. A sense of the mystery of life,
fear, death and melancholy are prevalent aspects of Pascoli's poetry. The medallist Maria Carmela Colaneri designed
the coin after a pencil drawing by Augusto Majani (Nasica) (1867‐1959) made in 1912. The name "G. PASCOLI"
is shown at the bottom, his year of death "1912" at the top left and the year of issue "2012" at the right, as well as the
ligature of the country name "RI" (Repubblica Italiana, Italian Republic) below. On the left is the "R" the mint mark of the
Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome and the signet "M.C.C." of the designer. |
