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The inner part of the coin shows the Portuguese coat of arms at the top, above the name of the issuing country (‘PORTUGAL’), the year mark ‘2008’ and a geometric design in the bottom half of the centre. The legend ‘60 ANOS DA DECLARAÇÃO UNIVERSAL DOS DIREITOS HUMANOS’ runs along the edge of the...
The design of the coin depicts seven staircases (representing the seven parishes or administrative divisions of Andorra) in the shape of mountains...
The design features in the central part a rose, the canting badge of Rhodes, inspired from a coin minted by the ancient city of Rhodes...
The head of Giovanni Boccaccio in three quarter view facing right, drawn from the fresco by Andrea del Castagno, around 1450 (Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi). On the bottom edge, BOCCACCIO 1313 2013; on the right, are the superimposed letters R (monogram of the Mint of Rome)/ RI (monogram of...
The coin commemorates the 70th anniversary of the appeal (“Appel du 18 Juin”) made by General Charles de Gaulle, the leader of the Free French Forces, on the BBC in London on 18 June 1940. Following the fall of France, De Gaulle spoke to the French people declaring that the war was not yet over...
The design depicts the tower of University of Coimbra and a visual composition of triangles representing the roofs of the university of Coimbra, the highest is of the Joanina Library within the lettering «UNIVERSIDADE DE COIMBRA 730 ANOS PORTUGAL 2020» (English – UNIVERSITY OF COIMBRA 730 YEARS...
The design shows Spyros Louis and the cup that he was awarded, against the background with the Panathenaic Stadium. Inscribed along the inner edge is the country of issuance "HELLENIC REPUBLIC" and "75 YEARS IN MEMORIAM OF SPYROS LOUIS" (in Greek). Above the cup appears the year of issuance "2015"..
On the left a detail from the clock tower of Santa Maria del Fiore in Florence, one of Giotto’s architectural works; vertically, the words SAN MARINO, GIOTTO and the dates 1267-2017; on the right a detail from the portrait of Giotto and the abbreviation of the artist Luciana De Simoni (LDS); on...
The design depicts the UN logo. At the top is the year of issuance ‘2020’, the name of theissuing country ‘PORTUGAL’ and the inscription ‘UN 75 YEARS’. Under the words ‘UN’ and ‘YEARS’ is their translation inPortuguese ‘ONU’ and ‘ANOS’. At the left side is the name of the mint ‘CASA DA MOEDA’ and...
The design shows a tower on the top of the rock. At the top the name of the issuing country "MONACO" flanked by the Paris mint mark and the mint master mark. At the bottom, the inscription “FONDATION DE LA FORTERESSE” (Foundation of the fortress), flanked by the years "1215" and "2015". The coin’s..
The coin features a bust of His Holiness Benedict XVI in profile facing to the left. He is surrounded by the words, "BENEDICTI XVI P.M. AETATIS ANNO LXXX – CITTA' DEL VATICANO'.
The designs shows a portrait of the composer Giacomo Puccini. At the right the name of the issuing country, in semi-circle, "SAN MARINO". At the left the inscription "G. PUCCINI" and the mint mark. At the bottom the year "2014". The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
This coin was issued on the occasion of the 90-year anniversary of the Finnish declaration of independence, adopted by the Parliament of Finland on 6 December 1917, which ended Finland’s status as an autonomous Russian Grand Duchy. The coin shows nine rowers with long oars in a boat, together with..
The design features a portrait of Pope Pius XI (Sovereign of the State in 1929) and the Lateran in Rome. At the top, from left to right, in semi-circle is the inscription of the issuing country “STATO DELLA CITTÀ DEL VATICANO”. At the bottom are the years “1929” and “2019” and underneath the name...
The design reproduces on its upper part a triangle, consisting of three undulating strips representing a simplified version of the map of the country, with the inscriptions ‘Andorra’ and ‘EL PAÍS DELS PIRINEUS’ (the Pyrenean country).These three elements make up the brand owned by the Government...
Born in Zante, Andreas Kalvos (1792-1869) is one the most important modern Greek poets. Combining a solid neo-classicist education with the high ideals of Romanticism and archaicising with demotic Greek, he expressed both the revolutionary ideas of his time and his personal vision.
The design features part of Basilica B and linear motifs inspired by a border pattern from an ancient Greek mosaic discovered at the site. Inscribed along the inner circle is the wording "ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE OF PHILIPPI" and "HELLENIC REPUBLIC" (in Greek). Also inscribed in the backgound is the...
The design features a coat of arms with an armour-clad knight holding a sword in his right hand. The coat of arms is held by two angels, simbolically exalting and protecting Aukštaitija – one of the most important regions of Lithuania and the cradle of its statehood.Below is a Latin inscription...
The inner part of the coin depicts the Maulbronn Monastery which is home to the most perfectly preserved medieval monastery complex north of the Alps. Founded in 1147, this complex has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. On the top, the year of issuance "2013". At the bottom, the...
This coin features a bust of historian Bartolomeo Borghesi, one of the founding fathers of the modern science of numismatics. Borghesi spent a considerable part of his life in San Marino, where he died in 1860.