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2 Euro commemorative coin of the Italian Republic, issued in 2025. Dedicated to the Jubilee of 2025. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g. Minted at IPZS in Rome.
Obverse
The coin depicts a symbolic image of the Holy Door (Porta Santa) of St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican, which is opened only during Holy Years to allow pilgrims to pass through it to receive plenary indulgence. The stylized image conveys the spirit of the Jubilee - pilgrimage, forgiveness, hope. The inscriptions: "GIUBILEO 2025" (Jubilee 2025) are placed around the door. Also on the field of the coin are the monogram "RI" (Repubblica Italiana), the mint mark "R" (Rome) and the initials of the author. On the outer ring are the 12 five-pointed stars of the European Union.
Reverse
The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix (Royal Belgian Mint). It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders - a symbol of European unity. On the left is a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right is a map with six thin horizontal lines in the background. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the European Union. The band is finely fluted and the inscription "2 ★", repeated six times alternately upright and inverted.
Historical context
The Great Jubilee 2025 (Giubileo 2025) is the 27th Ordinary Jubilee Year of the Catholic Church, officially proclaimed by Pope Francis with the bull "Spes non confundit" (Hope is not ashamed) on May 9, 2024, the theme is "Pilgrims of Hope". Jubilees are a tradition introduced by Pope Boniface VIII in 1300, initially every 100 years, and since 1475 every 25 years. The Jubilee Year 2025 was inaugurated by Pope Francis through the opening of the Holy Doors of St. Peter's Basilica on Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024; The closing is scheduled for January 6, 2026. The Holy Doors have since been opened in three other major papal basilicas in Rome—St. Paul's Outside the Walls, Santa Maria Maggiore, and St. John Lateran. Thousands of pilgrims come to Rome to receive plenary indulgences, and hundreds of initiatives are taking place around the world. Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025, and the Jubilee continues under the rite of Pope Leo XIV.