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Sunday 8 August 2021

1972) 150th Anniversary of the invention of the telephone by Antonio Meucci (1871-2021), Italy: "Inventors Coin Series": A 5 Euro Copper Coin issued by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato" (IPZS): Date/Year of Coin Release: 03.09.2021:

1972) 150th Anniversary of the invention of the telephone by Antonio Meucci (1871-2021), Italy: "Inventors Coin Series": A 5 Euro Copper Coin issued by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato" (IPZS): Date/Year of Coin Release: 03.09.2021:

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 Copper Coins on the theme "Inventors - 150th Anniversary of the invention of the telephone by Antonio Meucci":

The Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance has issued, as part of the 2021 Numismatic Collection minted by the Italian State Mint, a Bronze Coin  on the  theme "Inventors - 150th Anniversary of the invention of the telephone by Antonio Meucci":

Antonio Santi Giuseppe Meucci (13.04.1808 – 18.10.1889) was an Italian inventor and an associate of Giuseppe Garibaldi, a major political figure in the history of Italy.

Meucci is best known for developing a voice-communication apparatus,  which was the first telephone.

Meucci set up a form of voice-communication link in his Staten Island, New York, home that connected the second-floor bedroom to his laboratory.

 He submitted a patent caveat for his telephonic device to the U.S. Patent Office in 1871, but there was no mention of electromagnetic transmission of vocal sound in his caveat. 

In 1876, Alexander Graham Bell was granted a patent for the electromagnetic transmission of vocal sound by undulatory electric current.

Notwithstanding, the longstanding general crediting of Bell with the accomplishment, the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities supported celebrations of Meucci's 200th birthday in 2008 using the title "Inventore del telefono" (Inventor of the telephone).

The Commemorative Coin 5 Euro Copper Coin):

On the Reverse of the 5 Euro Copper Coin is depicted a portrait of Antonio Meucci from an engraving by Giovanni Cantagalli published in 1889 in the magazine "L'Illustrazione Italiana" ("Biblioteca del Museo di Storia della Fotografia Fratelli Alinari," Florence).

In the background is a stylised representation of the Telettrophone, the first telephone invented by Meucci.

‎ In exergue, the inscription " REPUBBLICA ITALIANA " and the name of the designer "A. MASINI".‎‎

On the Obverse of the 5 Euro Copper Coin the design composition is inspired by the typical phone token and represents a vintage phone in use between the sixties and early nineties with the logogram @, the internet symbol, at the centre of its rotary dial and electromagnetic waves. 

On the upper periphery is the year of the coin’s issue "2021". In exergue, are engraved the inscriptions "150° DEL TELEFONO" and "5 EURO" respectively; on the left is seen the letter "R", (mint mark of the Mint of Rome). ‎‎ 

The specifications of the 5 Euro Bronze Coin are:

Country of issue: Italy; Coin Theme: "Italian Inventors - Antonio Meucci - Inventor of the Telephone"; Date/Year of Coin issue: 03.09.2021;  Denomination/Face Value: €5.00 (Five Euro); Metal Composition: Copper; Weight: 15.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 26.95 mm; Coin Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated (BU); Mintage: 3,000 pieces; Minted by: Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato (IPZS);  Designer: Annalisa Masini.

Each coin is encapsulated and presented in a branded IPZS case accompanied by a Certificate Of Authenticity (COA). 


 










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