2 Euro Republic of San Marino

1st type: years 2002-2007

The Obverse depicts the ancient Domus Magna Comunis, the Public Palace of San Marino. On the left, the minting year and the mintmark "R", on the right, in an arc, the inscription "SAN MARINO", below the author's initials. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union, with the engraver's signature at the bottom between two stars. The coin's Reverse is the old common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European Union (before its enlargement) on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and six five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

2nd type: new common side, years 2008-2016

The Obverse depicts the ancient Domus Magna Comunis, the Public Palace of San Marino. On the left, the minting year and the mintmark "R", on the right, in an arc, the inscription "SAN MARINO", below the author's initials. On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union, with the engraver's signature at the bottom between two stars. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and six five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).

3rd type: years 2017-

The Obverse depicts a portrait of Saint Marinus, detail of a work by the painter Giovan Battista Urbinelli. On the upper right is the circular inscription "SAN MARINO" and on the bottom right, is the minting year. On the left, in the centre, there is the mintmark "R", with the engraver's initials "SP MOD." underneath and near the image. Further down, above the design, is the author's initials "AL". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union. The coin's Reverse is the new common side of Euro coins, with the face value "2" on the left and the European continent on the right, overlapped by the inscription "EURO". Six vertical lines with a star at each end are placed behind the Europe's image.
Edge: finely milled, with six "2" in incuse (repeated alternately from bottom to top and vice versa) and six five-pointed stars.
Diameter: 25,75 mm
Thickness: 2,20 mm
Weight: 8,5 g
Composition: bimetallic coin (outer part: copper-nickel, inner part: nickel-brass).