| Description : After Rome 1994, Rio de Janeiro 1997, Rome 2000, Manila 2003,
Valencia 2006 and Mexico City 2009, the VII World Meeting of Families was held in Milan from the 29th of May
to 3rd of June 2012. The coin motif, designed by Gabriella Titotto, shows a family ‐ a couple
with three children ‐ in front of the Milan Cathedral built between 1386 and 1813. In the upper right‐hand corner,
the issuing country is "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City), and in a semicircle at the bottom, the reason for
commemoration "VII INCONTRO MONDIALE DELLE FAMIGLIE" (7th World Meeting of Families). It was minted at the
Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, whose mint mark "R" is at the bottom right. The year
of issue "2012" is shown on the right. The logo of the designer "G.TITOTTO" and "LDS INC." (INC. = Incisore / Engraver)
of the engraver Luciana De Simoni are on the left. |
