2 Euro Commemorative coins Republic of San Marino 2024

50th anniversary of the Declaration of Civil Rights and the Fundamental Principles of the Legal System of San Marino

The Obverse, in the center of the coin, depicts an open book with the inscription, in four lines, “I DIRITTI DELLA PERSONA UMANA SONO INVIOLABILI” (a quote from Article 5 of Law No. 59 of July 8, 1974 “Declaration of the Rights of Citizens and Fundamental Principles of the San Marino Legal System”). Above the book are the silhouettes of the Statue of Liberty and the Public Palace, as well as the inscription “SAN MARINO” in two lines. On the left, in the space between the edge and the design, is the mintmark “R.” At the bottom, under the book, is the minting year, with the engraver's initials “E.F. INC.” underneath. 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 twelve 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).

530th anniversary of the death of Domenico Ghirlandaio

The Obverse, in the center of the coin, depicts the Virgin in prayer, a detail from the painting “Adoration of the Shepherds” by Ghirlandaio (Domenico Bigordi, known as Ghirlandaio, one of the leading figures of the Florentine Renaissance); the painting is kept in the Sassetti Chapel of the Church of Santa Trinità in Florence. Along the edge are the circular inscriptions “SAN MARINO” on the left and “GHIRLANDAIO” on the right. On the left, in the space between the inscription and the image, is the mintmark “R,” while on the right are the years "1494" and “2024,” written one below the other. At the bottom right, between the end of the inscription and the image, are the author’s initials “VdS.” 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 twelve 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).