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5 Euros Antonio Onofri
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a portrait of Antonio Onofri in the central field. The inscription ANTONIO ONOFRI appears to the left of the portrait, accompanied by the commemorative dates 1825·2005 marking the centenary of his death. To the right of the portrait, the denomination 5 EURO is inscribed, with the Italian State Mint mark R positioned below. |
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| Reverse lettering | ANTONIO ONOFRI 1825·2005 5 EURO R |
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Antonio Onofri was the San Marinese statesman who, in 1797, personally persuaded Napoleon to spare the republic's independence during the French general's Italian campaign — an extraordinary piece of diplomatic maneuvering that kept San Marino sovereign when virtually every neighboring state was being reorganized or absorbed. Napoleon reportedly offered to expand San Marino's territory as a gesture of goodwill; Onofri declined, calculating that a larger border meant a larger target.