San Marino 2015 The 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri
The 750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri
The design by Annalisa Masini
shows a portrait of Dante, taken from a fresco by Botticelli. At the right of
the portrait, the inscription ‘DANTE’ on a vertical axis. At the right of the
inner centre, the name of the issuing country ‘SAN MARINO’ in semi-circle.
Between these two inscriptions, the mint mark ‘R’, the years ‘1265’ and ‘2015’
and the initials of the artist ‘AM’. The lettering style used in identifying
the nation and the coin's subject was inspired by lettering in the first copies
of the Divina Commedia (Dante’s Divine Comedy). The coin’s outer ring bears the
12 stars of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 100'000 pcs.
Country of origin - San Marino
Year of release - 2015
