San Marino's 1973 coinage program coincided with the republic's push to leverage numismatic exports as a serious revenue stream — a strategy that would accelerate dramatically through the late 1970s. This particular issue was part of a themed annual series, a format San Marino adopted partly in response to collector demand and partly to distinguish its output from the Italian lire coins it otherwise closely paralleled in everyday use.
KM#28 was struck at the Rome Mint under the terms of the monetary convention binding San Marino to Italy.
San Marino's 1973 coinage program coincided with the republic's push to leverage numismatic exports as a serious revenue stream — a strategy that would accelerate dramatically through the late 1970s. This particular issue was part of a themed annual series, a format San Marino adopted partly in response to collector demand and partly to distinguish its output from the Italian lire coins it otherwise closely paralleled in everyday use.
KM#28 was struck at the Rome Mint under the terms of the monetary convention binding San Marino to Italy.