Obverse: The obverse of the coin depicts the portrait of the Italian poet and writer Alessandro Manzoni, a pen and the beginning of the writer's most famous novel "I Promessi Sposidarbo". At the top of the obverse, the inscription "CITTÀ DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City) is engraved in a semicircle. Below is the name of the writer "Alessandro Manzoni", and below it is the date "1873◦2023'". On the left side is the mintmark "R".
Reverse: The reverse of the coin shows a map of Europe and the denomination.
About the coin: This two-euro coin was issued to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the death of the Italian writer Alessandro Manzoni.
