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5 Euros International Year of Astronomy
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Value | 5 Euros |
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| Obverse description | An allegorical astronomical composition fills the field, depicting a stylized solar system with a ringed planet (Saturn), a cratered moon, radiating sunbeams, swirling nebular clouds, and scattered stars arranged across sweeping orbital arcs. The landscape of San Marino with its fortified towers appears in the lower left field. The legend REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO curves along the upper rim in incuse lettering, while the engraver's signature CASSOL appears in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents a richly detailed composition commemorating the International Year of Astronomy, featuring Stonehenge in the left field as an ancient astronomical monument alongside a detailed armillary sphere at right, with a comet and orbital rings arcing across the textured background strewn with stars and planets. The denomination 5 EURO appears in the lower left field. The curved legend ANNO INTERNAZIONALE DELL'ASTRONOMIA 2009 runs along the upper rim, and the Rome Mint mark R is positioned at the bottom of the field. |
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