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20 Lire Cinema
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse description | Two overlapping strips of motion picture film are depicted diagonally across the field, their perforated sprocket holes and individual frames rendered in sharp detail, conveying the theme of cinema. The legend CINEMA appears in bold lettering along the upper periphery, with the date 1997 and the Rome Mint mark R at right, and the denomination L 20 prominently displayed at lower left. The engraver's name FRAPICCINI appears in small letters along the left edge, and the word GALEABASON is inscribed near the lower rim. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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San Marino issued commemorative 20 Lire pieces annually throughout the 1990s, each tied to a specific cultural theme — cinema in 1997 fell within a broader series celebrating the arts. The timing aligned loosely with international centenary celebrations of the medium, though the centenary proper had been marked in 1995. San Marino's output during this period was heavily collector-oriented; circulated examples are genuinely uncommon simply because most were absorbed into sets immediately upon release.