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CC 442 2022
2 euro coin
Proof
2 Euro Proof
Italy · 30th anniversary of the deaths of Judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino
Mintage10,000
Issue price€22.00
Issue date17 May 2022
Packagingin case
Edge lettering2 ★ × 6, alternately upright/inverted
Market price€59.00
Issue occasion
The coin commemorates the 30th anniversary of the deaths of the Italian judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino. The design shows their portraits based on a photograph by Tony Gentile, with the inscription “FALCONE – BORSELLINO” above and the years “1992” and “2022” as well as the acronym “RI” below. The design is complemented by the mint mark of the Rome Mint and the initials of the coin designer Valerio de Seta.
The design
The coin design features portraits of the two Italian judges Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino (based on a photograph by Tony Gentile). The inscription “FALCONE – BORSELLINO” is shown in a semicircle above the portraits. Below the design are the years “1992” and “2022”, with the acronym of the Italian Republic, “RI”, between the numbers. On the right is the “R” mint mark of Rome, and on the left are the initials of the coin designer Valerio de Seta, “VdS”.
The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring of the coin.
The twelve stars of the European flag are depicted on the outer ring of the coin.
Background on the topic
Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino were Sicilian jurists and belonged to a group of investigating magistrates and prosecutors who systematically pursued the Cosa Nostra. Both came from Palermo and had known each other since their youth. In their professional work, they investigated not only individual murders or extortion cases, but also the Mafia’s organizational structures, financial flows and internal decision-making processes.
They worked in the so-called Anti-Mafia Pool of the Palace of Justice in Palermo. This team consolidated findings and distributed responsibility among several magistrates. This was intended to prevent investigations from collapsing after the murder of an individual member of the judiciary. An important basis was provided by the statements of former Mafia members, particularly those of Tommaso Buscetta. They enabled a more precise insight into the structure and functioning of the Cosa Nostra.
The investigations culminated in the Maxi Trial (Maxi-Prozess) in Palermo, which was conducted from 1986 to 1987 against several hundred defendants. The proceedings legally confirmed that the Sicilian Mafia operated as a unified, organized association with a ruling commission. Numerous prison sentences were upheld in the final instance at the beginning of 1992.
On 23 May 1992, the Cosa Nostra killed Falcone in a bombing on the motorway near Capaci. His wife, the judge Francesca Morvillo, and three members of his protective detail also died. On 19 July, Borsellino was murdered by a car bomb in Via D’Amelio in Palermo; five members of his escort also lost their lives.
The attacks prompted public protests and a stronger state response against the Mafia. Since then, Falcone and Borsellino have become enduring reference points in Italian remembrance culture. The photograph on which the issue is based, showing the two in a relaxed moment, is frequently used at commemorative events, in schools and in public institutions. The coin issue forms part of this state commemoration of the fight against organized crime.
They worked in the so-called Anti-Mafia Pool of the Palace of Justice in Palermo. This team consolidated findings and distributed responsibility among several magistrates. This was intended to prevent investigations from collapsing after the murder of an individual member of the judiciary. An important basis was provided by the statements of former Mafia members, particularly those of Tommaso Buscetta. They enabled a more precise insight into the structure and functioning of the Cosa Nostra.
The investigations culminated in the Maxi Trial (Maxi-Prozess) in Palermo, which was conducted from 1986 to 1987 against several hundred defendants. The proceedings legally confirmed that the Sicilian Mafia operated as a unified, organized association with a ruling commission. Numerous prison sentences were upheld in the final instance at the beginning of 1992.
On 23 May 1992, the Cosa Nostra killed Falcone in a bombing on the motorway near Capaci. His wife, the judge Francesca Morvillo, and three members of his protective detail also died. On 19 July, Borsellino was murdered by a car bomb in Via D’Amelio in Palermo; five members of his escort also lost their lives.
The attacks prompted public protests and a stronger state response against the Mafia. Since then, Falcone and Borsellino have become enduring reference points in Italian remembrance culture. The photograph on which the issue is based, showing the two in a relaxed moment, is frequently used at commemorative events, in schools and in public institutions. The coin issue forms part of this state commemoration of the fight against organized crime.
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