San Marino 2011 500th anniversary of the birth of Giorgio Vasari
500th anniversary of the birth of Giorgio Vasari
Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574)
was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect,
engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects,
considered the ideological foundation of all art-historical writing, and the basis for
biographies of several Renaissance artists, including Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
The inner part of the coin commemorating the 500th anniversary of
the birth of Giorgio Vasari (30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574), a painter, writer,
and architect famous for his biographies of Italian artists and now considered
the ideological founder of art-historical writing, shows a detail of his
painting “Giuditta decapitates Oloferne”. Centred at the bottom are the dates
“1511-2011”, with the name “G. VASARI” and the designation of the issuing
country “SAN MARINO” to the left and right respectively along the inner edge.
The mintmark “R” is located to the left of the central motif and the letters
“CM”, the initials of the designer Claudia Momoni, immediately to the right.
The 12 stars of the European Union are depicted on the coin’s outer ring.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - BU (Brilliant Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition Bimetallic - nickel brass clad nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 130'000 pcs.
Country of origin - San Marino
Year of release- 2011
