| Description : The coin designed by Patrizio Daniele celebrates the
XXVIII World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, has as its central motif five cheering young people in front of the statue
of Christ the Redeemer on the Corcovado mountain. The 30‐metre high statue was built between 1922 and 1931 and
designed by Heitor da Silva Costa and Paul Landowski. Above th motif is the issuing country, "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO"
(Vatican City), to the left is the reason for commemoration "XXVIII G.M.G." (Giornata Mondiale della Gioventu, World
Youth Day) and "Rio • 2013" is on the right. The coin was produced by the Italian mint Istituto
Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome, whose mint mark "R" is on the left and underneath this is "P.DANIELE" the logo
of the designer. On the left are the initials "m INC." (INC. = incisore / engraver) of the engraver Roberto Mauri. |
