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2 Scudi Nostradamus
| Issuer | Republic of San Marino |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Bino Bini Reverse: Uliana Pernazza |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a bold left-facing bust portrait of the French Renaissance astrologer and physician Nostradamus (Michel de Nostredame, 1503–1566), rendered in high relief with fine detail to his beard and distinctive soft cap. The engraver's signature U.PERNAZZA appears in small characters beneath the truncation of the bust. The legend NOSTRADAMUS arcs along the left periphery, while the commemorative dates 1503·2003 arc along the right periphery, marking the 500th anniversary of his birth. The denomination 2 SCUDI is inscribed in large characters in the lower right field, with the Rome Mint mark R beneath. |
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San Marino issued this piece as part of its long-running commemorative gold program, which has consistently attracted thematic collectors rather than bullion buyers. The Nostradamus tie-in was timed to the 500th anniversary of his birth — he was born in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence in 1503 — giving the republic a hook that had nothing whatsoever to do with San Marino's own history, a practice the issuing authority has never been shy about.
Mintages for San Marino's annual gold issues from this period were tightly controlled, rarely exceeding a few thousand pieces.