| Description : The coin, designed by Daniela Longo to commemorate the
200th anniversary of the Gendarmerie Corps, shows a gendarme in front of the dome and the facade of
St. Peter's, designed by Carlo Maderno and completed in 1614. On the balustrade you can see (from left to right) the
statues of James the Elder, John the Baptist, Jesus of Nazareth and the apostles Andrew, John and James the Younger. At the
top of the motif in a semi circle are the words "CORPO DELLA GENDARMERIA" (Gendarmerie Corps) and the dates
"1816•2016" and at the bottom the words "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City). To the left of the mitif is the
initial "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome and below it the
initial "SP INC." (INC. = Incisore / engraver) of the engraver Silvia Petrassi, and on the right the logo
"D. Longo" of the designer. |
