Montessori on the Lire and now the 2 Euro Coin

 



​Maria Montessori on the front of the 200 lire coin produced in 1980, the first time her image graced Italian money. On the back side of the coin are the words:
​"VALORIZZAZIONE DELLA DONNA"

"DEDICATED TO WOMEN"
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​On June 6, as the most difficult scholastic year in the history of the Italian Republic was ending, the 2 Euro coin dedicated to Maria Montessori was put on the market in honor of the 150 years since her birth. The proof version, sold in a small collectors box, was but 5000 coins, and the supply was immediately exhausted. 

There good news is there are still rolls of 25 available, "fior di conio" which means they are of a quality between the "proof" quality (the highest) and the coins made for circulation.




She is the first and only Italian woman who was given the honor of being on a bank note. It was the final version of the 1000 lire bill.

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