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5 Euros Leo
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed lion passant, representing the zodiac sign Leo, is depicted in left profile occupying the central field, its mane rendered with elaborate engraving. The constellation of Leo is indicated by a scatter of five-pointed stars overlaid across the lion's body. The inscription LEO arcs above the figure, flanked by the mint mark R below it, while the denomination numeral 5 appears prominently beneath the lion and the word EURO is inscribed at the base. The date 2019 is placed at the top of the inner border, and the surrounding annular band displays the Leo zodiac symbol repeated multiple times in segmented panels. |
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San Marino's 2019 collector program drew on the 500th anniversary of Leonardo da Vinci's death, which prompted numismatic commemorations across multiple European mints that year — Italy, Vatican, and San Marino each issued distinct pieces under the EU's coordinated cultural commemoration framework. San Marino's entry in that series was struck in Bronzital, the copper-zinc-tin alloy developed specifically for euro-denomination coinage to resist corrosion in everyday handling, though pieces from this program saw negligible actual circulation.