2 Euro Commemorative coins Republic of San Marino 2004

Bartolomeo Borghesi

The Obverse, in the centre of the coin, features a portrait of Bartolomeo Borghesi (historian and numismatist). To the right is the arched inscription "SAN MARINO", while to the left is the inscription, again in an arc, "BARTOLOMEO BORGHESI" followed by "E.L.F.", the engraver's initials. Also on the left is the mintmark "R". On the outside part are placed 12 five-pointed stars, representing the European Union, with the minting year "2004" at the bottom. 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 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).