San Marino has issued commemorative silver pieces tied to major European anniversaries with some regularity, and this 2014 piece marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Wall came down on the night of November 9, 1989, following an East German government announcement — widely misread as immediate — that citizens could cross freely, prompting crowds to overwhelm the checkpoints before authorities could respond.
KM#535 is a low-mintage issue from the Ufficio Filatelico Numismatico, which handles San Marino's collector coinage entirely separately from its circulating series.
San Marino has issued commemorative silver pieces tied to major European anniversaries with some regularity, and this 2014 piece marks the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The Wall came down on the night of November 9, 1989, following an East German government announcement — widely misread as immediate — that citizens could cross freely, prompting crowds to overwhelm the checkpoints before authorities could respond.
KM#535 is a low-mintage issue from the Ufficio Filatelico Numismatico, which handles San Marino's collector coinage entirely separately from its circulating series.