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  • 200 Lire 1987, KM# 208, San Marino, 15th Anniversary of Resumption of Sammarinese Coinage, Borgo Maggiore
  • 200 Lire 1987, KM# 208, San Marino, 15th Anniversary of Resumption of Sammarinese Coinage, Borgo Maggiore
Description

Engraver: Sergio Giandomenico

Obverse

Depicts the crowned arms of San Marino in a heart-shaped shield, sprigs around and a motto below. The engraver's name in the center below.

The elements comprising the coat of arms of San Marino include a shield featuring three mountains with three towers, each adorned with an ostrich feather weather vane. These towers symbolize the citadels of San Marino (La Guaita, La Cesta, and La Montale), while the hills represent the three summits of Monte Titano. The motto "LIBERTAS" in Latin, meaning freedom, is also part of the coat of arms.

REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO •
LIBERTAS
GIANDOMENICO

Reverse

Depicts the coat of arms of Borgo Maggiore, dividing the mintmark (R) on the left and the issue date on the right, value below.

Borgo Maggiore is one of the 9 communes or castelli of San Marino. It lies at the foot of Monte Titano. The area was previously called Mercatale ("marketplace") and remains today the most important market town in San Marino. A cable car allows Monte Titano to be scaled up to the town of San Marino. Though it is not the most populated, the Market, as well as the connection to San Marino City, make it very much a city-like shopping hub.

LIBERTAS
R 1987
L. 200

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Aluminium Bronze
Weight 5 g
Diameter 24 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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