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50 Lire The defence
| Issuer | San Marino |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Value | 50 Lire (50 SML) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A crossbow rendered in fine detail is depicted horizontally across the centre of the field, its stock oriented vertically and bisecting the design. The denomination is expressed as 'L 50' split to either side of the crossbow stock in large numerals. The date 1989 appears in the lower left field, with the Rome mint mark 'R' to the lower right. The overall design is uncluttered, with the crossbow serving as the primary allegorical motif referencing San Marino's traditional military defence. |
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San Marino's 1989 coinage program was part of the republic's annual collector series, each year dedicated to a specific theme — 1989's being defense. The microstate maintains no standing army in the conventional sense, relying instead on the Crossbowmen Corps and the Guard of the Rock, both largely ceremonial institutions whose origins trace to medieval municipal defense obligations.
KM#236 is a low-mintage issue produced primarily for sets rather than circulation.