1956) "Grazia Deledda", (150th Anniversary of her Birth (1871-2021), Italy: "Italian Writers Coin Series": A 5 Euro Silver Coin, issued by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato" (IPZS): Year of Coin Release: 2021:
This is one of the Celebratory Coins of the Numismatic Collection 2021, issued by the Ministry of Economy and Finance and minted by the State Mint.
The collection consists of 15 subjects inspired by history, art, sport, science, nature and Italian food and wine excellences.
Below are the subjects of the new Collection, 15 works which showcase Italian history:
150th Anniversary of the institution of Rome as the Capital of Italy – 2 Euros
World Alpine Ski Cortina – 5 Euros
Italian Excellences Nutella Series – 5 Euros (White, Red and Green)
Emperors series – Constantine – 10 Euros (Gold)
Prominent writers - Grazia Deledda - 5 Euros
Italian Artists Series – Ennio Morricone – 2 Bimetallic and Silver variants (5 Euros each)
Health Professions – 2 Euros
Food and Wine Series – Emilia-Romagna, tortellino and lambrusco – 5 Euros
Food and Wine Series – Sicily, cannolo and passito – 5 Euros
700th Anniversary of the death of Dante Alighieri – Inferno – 2 Gold and Silver variants (20 and 5 Euros)
450th Anniversary of the Birth of Caravaggio – 2 gold and silver versions (20 and 5 Euros)
150th Anniversary of the invention of the telephone – Antonio Meucci – 5 Euros
Endangered Animals Series - Polar Bear – 5 Euros
Iconic Coin Series - Lira – 2 versions (20 and 50 Euros)
100th Italian Basketball Federation – 10 Euros
The themes, sketches and artistic techniques of the 2021 Collection have been chosen, as every year, by a Commission composed of representatives of the Ministry, the Mint and Masters of Art.
The Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS) has released new 5 Euro Silver collector coins depicting Grazia Deledda, under its "Italian Writers" Coin Series:
The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued, as part of the 2021 Numismatic Collection minted by the Italian State Mint, a silver coin celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Birth of writer Grazia Deledda (1871-1936) from Nuoro.
Grazia Maria Cosima Damiana Deledda 27.09.1871 – 15.08.1936), also known in Sardinian language as Gràssia or Gràtzia Deledda, was an Italian writer who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1926 "for her idealistically inspired writings which with plastic clarity picture the life on her homeland Sardinia and with depth and sympathy deal with human problems in general".
She was the first Italian woman to receive the prize, and only the second woman in general after Selma Lagerlöf was awarded hers in 1909.
The life, customs, and traditions of the Sardinian people are prominent in Deledda's writing.
She often relies on detailed geographical descriptions and her characters often present a strong connection with their place of origins. Many of her characters are outcasts who silently struggle with isolation.
Overall Deledda's work focuses on love, pain and death, upon which rests feelings of sin and fatality.
Her novels tend to criticize social values and moral norms rather than the people who are victims of such circumstances.
In her works it can be recognized the influence of the verism of Giovanni Verga and, sometimes, also that of the decadentism of Gabriele D'Annunzio, although her writing style is not so ornate.
Despite her groundbreaking role in Italian and World literature, Deledda has failed to be acknowledged as a feminist writer, possibly due to her tendency of depicting women's pain and suffering as opposed to women's autonomy.
Deledda's work has been highly regarded by writers of Italian literature, including Luigi Capuana, Giovanni Verga, Enrico Thovez, Pietro Pancrazi , Renato Serra. Sardinian writers including Sergio Atzeni, Giulio Angioni and Salvatore Mannuzzu, were greatly influenced by her work, prompting them to found what has later become known as the Sardinian Literary Spring.
In 1947 artist Amelia Camboni was commissioned a portrait of Deledda, currently standing close to her home in Rome in the Pincio neighbourhood.
Deledda's birthplace and childhood home in Nuoro was declared a national heritage building and purchased in 1968 by the Municipality of Nuoro, which in 1979 handed it over to the Regional Ethnographic Institute (ISRE) for the symbolic price of 1,000 Italian Lire.
The Institute transformed the house into a museum commemorating the writer, and it's now called the Museo Deleddiano. The museum consists of ten rooms showcasing the most important episodes in Deledda's life.
The Commemorative Coin:
The Reverse of the 5 Euro Silver Coin feat depicts a quill pen in the left foreground, next to Grazia Deledda's signature. The years "1871-2021", denote the 150th Anniversary of her birth. The denomination of the Coin - "% EURO" is on the bottom periphery.
The mint mark "R" denotes the Mint of Rome.
The specifications of this Coin are:
Country of issue: Italy; Coin Series Theme: "Italian Writers - Grazia Deledda"; Year: 2021; Denomination/Face Value: € 5.00 (Five Euro); Metal Composition: .925 Fineness Silver (Ag); Weight: 3.0 grams; Diameter/Size: 13.85 mm; Shape: Round; Coin Quality: Proof (P); Mintage: 6,000 pieces; Minted by: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS); Designer: Uliana Pernazza.
Remarks: The coin is part of the 9-piece Special Uncirculated Annual Set issued by the IPZS.
Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a branded IPZS case accompanied by a Certificate Of Authenticity (COA).
7) Michelangelo's "Pieta", Vatican City: New Copper Coin Series titled "Art and Faithy": A 10 Euro Copper Coin minted by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato" (IPZS) on behalf of the "Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico Governatorato della Cotta del Vaticano": Coin issue date: 05.03.2020
8) Ancient Postal Routes, Vatican City State: EUROPA 2020 Theme: Two stamps of 1.10 Euro and 1.15 Euro issued by the Ufficio filatelico e Numismatico -Governatorato, Vaticano featuring Ancient Postal Routes emanating from the Vatican City State during the 6th & 11th Centuries AD
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