Subject of the commemorative coin:
 150th anniversary of the death of Alessandro Manzoni

 Description:
 The design shows a portrait of Alessandro Manzoni in half profile, inspired by the portrait of the Italian writer on the 100,000 lire banknote issued in 1967. On the left side are “RI”, the abbreviation of the Italian Republic, the dates “1873-2023”, the year of the writer’s death and the year of issue of the coin, and the arch-shaped inscription “ALESSANDRO MANZONI”. On the right side are an “R”, indicating the mint mark of the Mint of Rome, and “AV”, the initials of the coin designer Antonio Vecchio. The coin’s outer ring features the 12 stars of the European flag.