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San Marino celebrates the 2016 Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy in the Catholic faith with nation’s first ringed-bimetallic €5 coin, in a medallic sculpture style.
The Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (Latin: Iubilaeum Extraordinarium Misericordiae) was a Roman Catholic period of prayer held from 8 December 2015, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, to 20 November 2016, the Feast of Christ the King. Like previous jubilees, it was seen by the Church as a period for remission of sins and universal pardon focusing particularly on God's forgiveness and mercy. It was an extraordinary Jubilee because it had not been predetermined long before; ordinary jubilees are usually celebrated every 25 years. The 2016 Jubilee was first announced by Pope Francis on 13 March 2015.
Engraver: Maria Carmela Colaneri
Obverse
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Artistic representation of the coat of arms of the Republic of San Marino (three towers and three feathers); the 12 stars of the European Union appear in the background, spiraling around the central elements. R |
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Reverse
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A jubilee begins with unsealing and opening of the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, depicted by an open doorway on the reverse of the coin, and ends with the door’s closure and re-sealing. 5 |
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Characteristics
Type | Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating) |
Material | Bi-Metallic |
Ring | Bronzital |
Center | Cupronickel |
Weight | 9.2 g |
Diameter | 27.5 mm |
Thickness | 2.15 mm |
Shape | round |
Alignment | Medal |
Mint |
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)
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