Where do the coins thrown into the water fountain in Rome go?, this is where it go

News24xx.com - There is a belief among tourists for a long time. Whoever throws coin over their shoulder into Trevi Fountain in Rome, will be given luck and will be able to come back to Rome someday. Due to the belief, there are many coins piling in the Trevi Fountain. In a year, the coins that are collected are around 1,5 million Euro in total, or around 24,2 billion Rupiah.

The money becomes the topic of debate for the people of Rome. There is a rumor that says the collected coins no longer go to charity organizations but to the Roman government starting April 2019.

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However, the mayor of Roma, Virginia Raggi, denied it. She said that the coins will still go to charity organizations. All this time, the money is used to help homeless people and families with financial problems.

What is unique is that this tradition of throwing coins into the fountain was started by Hollywood romantic comedy film, “Three Coins in the Fountain”. The fountain becomes popular due to the film “La Dolce Vita” in 1960.
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Because there are so many coins thrown into Trevi Fountain, the Roman authority is having a hard time cleaning the place. There are also coins that get on the sidewalk and even the road. In a year, there are around 4.500 drivers in Roman who ask for compensation for their injuries, caused by the coins on the road when they drove near the fountain.

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