San Marino issued this piece as part of its participation in the European Year of the Environment, a Council of Europe initiative that ran through 1987 and prompted several small states to produce commemorative gold. The republic's output from this period was largely aimed at the collector market — circulating gold coinage having no practical role in an economy that used Italian lira for everyday transactions.
San Marino issued this piece as part of its participation in the European Year of the Environment, a Council of Europe initiative that ran through 1987 and prompted several small states to produce commemorative gold. The republic's output from this period was largely aimed at the collector market — circulating gold coinage having no practical role in an economy that used Italian lira for everyday transactions.