San Marino Gold Coins

San Marino gold coins are produced by the worlds oldest recorded republic, San Marino contained within the borders of Italy. The words San Marino mean, ‘Saint of the Sea’.

The lastest gold coin is the MEDAL for the 100th Anniversary of the GENERAL ARENGO (1906-2006)

The face or obverse of the coin by the artist, Cretara, depicts the free of democracy with helicoids roots forming the DNA of the land of San Merino. Amidst the leave you can see three female figures, representing the Three Tower emblem of the republic.

In the composition of the face, the artist Cretara has designed the tree of democracy with helicoid* roots forming the DNA of the land of San Marino. Among the leaves, three female figures blossom, representing the Three Tower emblem of the Republic of San Marino. Each figure bears a gift, an olive branch, symbol of peace, a sheaf of grain, symbol of prosperity, and an oak branch, symbol of power. The diversity of the gifts expresses the concept that a society and progress only through balance and a civilized, democratic discussion of different forms of thought. On the back, the Three Towers are shown rising above the harmonious interlacing of the three plants of olive, oak and grain.

This coin will be issued on the 23rd March 2006

Specifications:

Coinage: by Picchiani & Berlacchi S.r.L.
Silver standard: 986/000
Diameter: 50.00 mm
Weight: 100.00 gr
Thickness: 5 mm
Maximum coinage 3,000 sets

These coins are quite beautiful and any collector would be happy to have a set of San Marino gold coins

*Helicoid:
1 : forming or arranged in a spiral
2 : having the form of a flat coil or flattened spiral