While tracing its roots back to the 1880s with its balloon forces, the Italian Air Force, Regia Aeronautica, was created as an independent force on 28 March 1923 by King Vittorio Emanuele III. From early operations in Ethiopia, it grew to fielding over 3,000 aircraft during the Second World War. Split when Italy changed sides in 1943, it [...]
Monza, the legendary Italian motor racing circuit is a century old, and IPZS commemorates its history with a silver coin Anyone with even the slightest interest in motorsport will know the name 'Monza'. Its full name is the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, and this 5.8 km racetrack is situated near Monza, north of Milan. It's the [...]
An absolute legend of both Italian and international football, Paolo Rossi made his professional debut for Juventus in 1973, ending his career at Hellas Verona in 1987. During that period, he broke multiple records, led Italy to the 1982 World Cup title, won several Serie A titles, and quite a few personal awards. His speed and ability to [...]
Italian coin remembers their fallen in the First World War on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier's centenary It's fair to say that the Italian Front in the First World War is one of those forgotten battlefields that just isn't well known outside of Italy. It was, however, an especially harsh one, often taking place [...]
Who doesn't love Nutella? IPZS issues a trio of silver coins celebrating 75 years of the company that makes it. It was in Alba, Italy, back in 1946 that Pietro Ferrero first sold a batch of Pasta Granduja. Derived from Granduja, a mix of chocolate and hazelnut that itself was the result of Napoleon's blockade of [...]
Constantine I lived from 272-337 CE and was the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity. One of the four emperors of the Tetrarchy, he emerged victorious in the civil war to become sole ruler. He enacted many reforms to strengthen the Empire, including introducing the gold solidus coin that continued in use for over a millennium. [...]
Marcus Aurelius was the Emperor of Rome from 161 to 180, the fifth of the Five Good Emperors (a term coined by Machiavelli centuries later), and the last emperor of the Pax Romana, an age of relative peace and stability for the Roman Empire. Despite that, his reign is one of military campaigning, seeking to expand and [...]
Milan's stunning cathedral features on the latest in the long-running Italy of Arts silver coin Italy of Arts has been a long running series of sterling silver coins issued by this pretty Mediterranean country over the last decade. A mix of €5 and €10 denominations coins based on a difference in size and weight, [...]
Italy marks the 100th anniversary of the death of artist Cesare Maccari on latest 5€ silver coin Cesare Maccari was born on 9 May 1840 was an Italian painter and sculptor who found fame for his works of historical art. It is his work on a series of frescoes in the Salone d'Onore, in Rome's [...]
Italy continues its silver Explorers Series with Christopher Columbus and his naval voyages The Italian mint, IPZS, kick-started a new series of €10 silver coins last year, designed to celebrate the accomplishments of some of the world's great explorers. The first issue was a fine look at Marco Polo and his epic travels [...]
