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2 Lire Threat of Nuclear War
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Currency | Lira (1864-2001) |
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| Obverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Republic of San Marino occupies the central field, depicting three towers on a triple-peaked mountain within a shield surmounted by a mural crown. A crossed sprig of oak and laurel is displayed below the shield, framing the base. The circular legend reads 'REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO' along the upper periphery, with the motto 'LIBERTAS' inscribed in the lower field beneath the sprigs. |
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| Mintage | 1983 R - In sets only - 72,000 |
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San Marino issued this piece as part of its 1983 anti-nuclear themed series, released at a moment when Cold War tensions had spiked sharply — NATO's deployment of Pershing II missiles in Western Europe and the Soviet walkout from arms reduction talks in Geneva made 1983 arguably the most dangerous year of the post-Cuban Missile Crisis period. The Able Archer 83 military exercise that November nearly convinced Soviet leadership that a Western first strike was imminent.
San Marino used its coinage program aggressively throughout the 1980s to take political stances its size prevented it from asserting through diplomacy. Low face value and aluminium construction meant these circulated freely alongside Italian coinage under the existing monetary agreement.