2 Euros Michelangelo

€462,617.00
IssuerSan Marino
Year2025
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring (Core: 75% Cu, 20% Zn, 5% Ni Ring: 75% Cu, 25% Ni)
Weight8.5 g
Dimensions25.75 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionMichelangelo`s famous black pencil drawing of `The Head of Cleopatra` with a snake from 1535, now housed in the Casa Buonarroti Foundation and Museum in Florence. The issuing country `SAN MARINO` is on the right, the issue reason `MICHELANGELO` and the `R` of the Roman mint are on the left, and the dates `1475` and `2025` are visible on either side of the motif. The initials `SP` of the coin designer Silvia Petrassi at the bottom complete the motif.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringMICHELANGELO SAN MARINO 1475 2025 R
Reverse descriptionA geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the right side of the coin. The inscription 2 EURO is superimposed over the map of Europe, with the numeral “2” located in an open field representing the eastern Atlantic Ocean. 12 stars are located on the right side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2 EURO LL
EdgeThe sequence `2 *` repeated six times alternately upright and
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2025  - BU folder - 56 000
2025  - Proof - 3 000
Catalog ID1342830880
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