Maria Carmela Colaneri

Maria Carmela Colaneri (born February 10, 1963 in Rome ) is an Italian medalist .

Career

Italian 2 euro coin (since 2002)

Vatican 2 euro circulation coin (2006 to 2013)

Vatican 1 euro circulation coin (2014 to 2016)

Maria Carmela Colaneri attended the Scuola dell'Arte della Medaglia - Giuseppe Romagnoli of the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato . Since 1984 she has been an engraver at the Istituto Poligrafico, which also functions as the state mint , and designed a large number of coins and medals. Her design for the face side of the Italian euro coins for 2 euros, with the portrait of Dante Alighieri after a painting by Raphael , achieved great fame . Colaneri also designed editions of the San Marinese and Vatican euro coins for the Italian mint .

Works (selection)

• 500 lire silver coin for the European Year of Music (1985);
• 500 lire silver coin from the Flora e fauna da salvare series (1992);
• Commemorative coin worth 500 lire on brass and copper-nickel for the 50th anniversary of the Polizia Stradale (1997);
• 5000 Lire silver coin for the 300th birthday of Giovanni Antonio Canal (1997);
• Face of the Italian 2 euro circulation coin, with the portrait of Dante Alighieri (since 2002);
• San Marino gold coins for 20 euros and 50 euros for the 750th birthday of Marco Polo (2004);
• San Marino silver coins for 5 euros and 10 euros on the occasion of the Summer Olympics (2004);
• 2 euro commemorative coin to mark the anniversary of the signing of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2005);
• Face of the euro circulation coins of the Vatican City for 10 cents and 2 euros with the coat of arms of Camerlengo Eduardo Martínez Somalo (2005, engraving after a design by Daniela Longo );
• San Marino gold coins for 20 euros and 50 euros for the World Day of Peace (2005);
• 2 euro commemorative coin on the occasion of the XX. Olympic Winter Games in Turin (2006);
• 2 euro commemorative coin of the Vatican City for the 500th anniversary of the Pontifical Swiss Guard (2006, engraving after a design by Orietta Rossi);
• Face of the euro circulation coins of the Vatican City for 10 cents and 2 euros with the portrait of Pope Benedict XVI. (2006 to 2013);
• 2 euro commemorative coin of the Vatican City for the 80th birthday of Pope Benedict XVI. (2007, engraving based on a design by Daniela Longo);
• San Marino gold coins of 2 scudi and 5 scudi for friendship between San Marino and Japan (2007);
• 2 euro commemorative coin for the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (2008);
• 2 euro commemorative coin for the 200th birthday of Louis Braille (2009);
• Vatican City 2 euro commemorative coin for the International Year of Astronomy (2009, engraving after a design by Orietta Rossi );
• 2 euro commemorative coin of the Vatican City for the XXVI. World Youth Day (2011, engraving based on a design by Orietta Rossi);
• 2 euro commemorative coin commemorating the 100th anniversary of the death of Giovanni Pascoli (2012);
• 2 euro commemorative coin for the 200th birthday of Giuseppe Verdi (2013);
• 2 euro commemorative coin of the Vatican City on the occasion of the Sedis vacancy , with the insignia of the Apostolic Chamber and the coat of arms of Cardinal Chamberlain Tarcisio Bertone (2013, based on a design by Patrizio Daniele);
• Face of the euro currency coins of the Vatican City for 1 euro and 2 euros with the portrait of Pope Francis (2014 to 2016);
• 2 euro commemorative coin San Marino on the 500th anniversary of Bramante's death (2014);
• Face of the San Marinese euro coin of 10 cents, with the facade of the church Chiesa di San Francesco (since 2017);
• Silver commemorative coin worth 5 euros from the Italia delle Arti series with the motif Ville Venete (2018);
• Silver commemorative coin worth 10 euros from the series European Baroque Stars with the statue of Saint Veronica by Francesco Mochi from St. Peter's Basilica (2018).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Maria Carmela Colaneri , MeBnet website, accessed December 6, 2018.