San Marino's 1978 coinage series was issued as part of the republic's annual collector sets, which by the late 1970s had become a reliable revenue stream through international numismatic sales rather than domestic circulation. This particular issue belongs to a set themed around everyday working life — an unusually grounded subject choice for a microstate whose coinage was almost entirely collector-oriented by this period.
Aluminium 5 Lire pieces of this type saw virtually no street use.
San Marino's 1978 coinage series was issued as part of the republic's annual collector sets, which by the late 1970s had become a reliable revenue stream through international numismatic sales rather than domestic circulation. This particular issue belongs to a set themed around everyday working life — an unusually grounded subject choice for a microstate whose coinage was almost entirely collector-oriented by this period.
Aluminium 5 Lire pieces of this type saw virtually no street use.