Zecchino d'Oro (13). Zecchino d'Oro Zecchino d'Oro (; meaning "Golden Sequin") is an international children's song festival that has taken place every year since 1959. It is broadcast by Rai 1. It was started by Cino Tortorella, and the first two festivals were held in Milan. In 1961, the festival was taken up by the Antoniano Institute and moved to Bologna. In 2009, Cino Tortorella left Zecchino d'Oro. In 1963, Mariele Ventre, a conductor and director of young performers, created the Piccolo Coro dell'Antoniano Children's Choir (called Piccolo Coro "Mariele Ventre" dell'Antoniano after her death in 1995, and directed by Sabrina Simoni).
Coinage of the Republic of Venice the doge's image receiving the standard from St. Mark on the obverse. The "zecchino" had on the reverse Christ within an oval ("mandorla"), which also contained nine stars. The "zecchini" remained unchanged from the first issue, in 1284, to the last one, during the reign of the last doge of Venice in 1796, Ludovico Manin. The main coins minted during the Republic of Venice include: Other types included the "osella", a medal-coin awarded by the doge to the Republic's main personalities. The mint of the Republic's coins was located in Venice, in the Palazzo della Zecca. The coinage was rigidly