Obverse description	The design reproduces the profile of the Virgin Mary, which is part of the Madonna di Casa Santi fresco, the first masterpiece by a very young Raphael painted in the family home in Urbino, which now houses the prestigious Accademia Raffaello. The fresco depicts the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus on her lap and is imbued with the delicacy of the intimacy between mother and son, a recurring theme in Raphael’s artistic works. In the top right of the coin, there is the name of the issuing country ‘SAN MARINO’ and the years ‘1520’ and ‘2020’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘RAFFAELLO’, on the right the initials of the designer Annalisa Masini ‘AM’, and on the left the letter ‘R’, indicating the Mint of Rome. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse script	Latin
Obverse lettering	SAN MARINO 1520 2020 R RAFFAELLO A.M.
Reverse description	A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script	Latin
Reverse lettering	2 EURO LL
Edge	Finely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 *`
Mint	R Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage	2020 R - BU Version - 54 000 2020 R - Proof -
Catalog ID	5123830680
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