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5 Euros Caravaggio
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 2010 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | Central field features a detailed depiction of Caravaggio's celebrated painting 'Basket of Fruit' (Canestra di frutta, c. 1599), showing a wicker basket overflowing with grapes, apples, figs, and foliage, rendered with fine engraving that captures the chiaroscuro character of the original work. The inscription CARAVAGGIO arcs around the upper periphery of the coin in two segments divided at the top. The dual commemorative dates 1610 and 2010, marking the 400th anniversary of the artist's death, appear in the upper field flanking the central motif. The denomination 5 EURO is inscribed in bold lettering along the lower portion of the coin, separated from the central design by a horizontal line. The mint mark R for the Rome Mint appears just below the basket to the right. |
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| Mintage | 2010 R - - 48,000 |
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San Marino's commemorative silver program has long piggybacked on Italian cultural heritage — a small nation with no Caravaggio connection beyond proximity and shared language. The 2010 issue appeared during a run of artist-themed pieces that San Marino produced in coordination with the broader European commemorative market, timed loosely to coincide with renewed scholarly interest in Caravaggio's disputed burial site in Porto Ercole, confirmed through excavations around 2010.