2 Euros Sandro Botticelli

€1.00
IssuerSan Marino
Year2010
TypeNon-circulating coin
Value2 Euros
CurrencyEuro (2002-date)
CompositionBimetallic: nickel brass clad nickel centre in copper-nickel ring
Weight8.5 g
Dimensions25.75 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Roberto Mauri
Reverse: Luc Luycx
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#494, Schön#501
Obverse descriptionThe coin commemorates the 500th anniversary of the death of Alessandro di Mariano di Vanni Filipepi (1445 – 1510), the Italian painter of the Florentine school who is better known as Sandro Botticelli or Il Botticello (`The Little Barrel`). The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering2010 SAN MARINO R m
Reverse descriptionA map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse lettering2 EURO LL
EdgeFinely reeded with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 *`
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage2010 R - Folder BU - 130 000
Catalog ID1556446190
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