San Marino – Euro – 90th Anniversary Puccini and
90th Anniversary of the death of Giacomo Puccini. The image shows a portrait of composer Giacomo Puccini. To the right, the name of the country of issue 'SAN MARINO', in a semi-circle; to the left, the inscription 'G PUCCINI' and the mint mark; on the bottom part, the year ''. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer ring crown.750th anniversary of the birth of Dante Alighieri. The design of Annalisa Masini shows a portrait of Dante, removed from a Botticelli fresco. To the right of the portrait, the caption 'Dante', in vertical; on the centre, to the right, the name of the country of issue 'SAN MARINO', in a semi-circle; between both captions, the mint mark 'R', the years '' and '' and the artists initials 'AM'. The typographic style used to identify the motif of the coin and country is inspired by the typography of the first copies of Dante's Divine Comedy. The twelve stars of the European Union are depicted on the outer ring crown. Read More