The commemorative coin of the famous singer and presenter Raffaella Carrà, with a nominal value of 5 euros, can now be purchased on the website of the Italian Polygraphic Institute and Mint, which has included it in its collection of “Great Italian Artists”. “.
It is a collector’s edition, which is not intended for ordinary commercial use, and whose official starting price is 40 euros -different from its face value-, with a first roll of 15,000 coins designed by Silvia Petrassi. The obverse of the coin shows a portrait of Carrà within a television screen next to the inscription “Italian Republic”, while on the back it appears in full length next to his name and the year of issue, 2023.
This edition dedicated to the Italian singer, presenter and actress was presented last February in Rome, during an event dedicated to coin collectors. “In an increasingly virtual world, coins carry inestimable valueambassadors of culture and of an Italian brand that combines beauty, know-how and practicality”, declared Economy Minister Giancarlo Giorgetti.
On June 18, Carrà would have turned 80 years old. His death, on July 5, 2021, caused a shock in Italy, Spain and South America, followed by mourning that lasted three days with a burning chapel installed in the Rome City Hall that received thousands of visitors. It will not be the only tribute that the singer of “Far l’Amore” will receive this year, since his life and artistic career will be the plot of an opera that will premiere at the Teatro Donizetti in Bergamo next September.
Source: Lasexta
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