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20 Lire

Issuer San Marino
Year 1925
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Composition Gold (.900)
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Obverse description The three towers of San Marino — the fortresses of Guaita, Cesta, and Montale — depicted atop a rocky promontory, each tower surmounted by an ostrich feather plume, emblematic of the republic's coat of arms. The design is rendered in a medieval heraldic style with bold outlines. The circular legend RESPUBLICA S. MARINI runs along the upper periphery, separated from the central device by a dotted inner border. The date 1925 appears in the lower exergue flanked by two dots, with the mint mark R for Rome positioned below.
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Reverse description Full-length frontal figure of Saint Marinus, the founder and patron saint of the republic, standing in robes and nimbed with a halo, holding a set square in his right hand and a trowel in his left — attributes referencing his trade as a stonemason. The denomination L 20 is inscribed on either side of the figure in the field. The circular legend LIBERTAS appears along the upper periphery in stylised Gothic lettering, interspersed with decorative dotted separators. The engraver's signature FUCCI A.M. is visible in small letters at the lower right of the field.
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