National side of the new commemorative 2-euro coin intended for circulation and issued by San Marino

Euro coins intended for circulation have legal tender status throughout the euro area. For the purpose of informing the public and all parties who handle the coins, the Commission publishes a description of the designs of all new coins (1). In accordance with the Council conclusions of 10 February 2009  (2), euro-area Member States and countries that have concluded a monetary agreement with the European Union providing for the issuing of euro coins are allowed to issue commemorative euro coins intended for circulation, provided that certain conditions are met, particularly that only the 2-euro denomination is used. These coins have the same technical characteristics as other 2-euro coins, but their national face features a commemorative design that is highly symbolic in national or European terms.

Issuing country: San Marino

Subject of commemoration: The 50th anniversary of the Declaration of Citizens' Rights and the Fundamental Principles of San Marino

Description of the design: In the centre is represented an open book bearing the inscription ‘I DIRITTI DELLA PERSONA UMANA SONO INVIOLABILI’ (The rights of the human person are inviolable), taken from Article 5 of the Law n°59 of 8 July 1974 ‘Declaration of Citizens' Rights and of the fundamental principles of the San Marinese legal order’. At the top are the silhouettes of the Statue of Liberty and the Public Palace, as well as the name of the issuing country ‘SAN MARINO’. On the left, the letter ‘R’, identifying the Mint of Rome. At the bottom centre is the year of issuance ‘2024’ and the initials of the engraver Emanuele Ferretti (‘E.F. INC. ’).

The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Estimated number of coins to be issued: 56 000

Date of issue: April 2024

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(1)  See OJ C 373, 28.12.2001, p. 1 for the national faces of all the coins issued in 2002.

(2)  See the conclusions of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council of 10 February 2009 and the Commission Recommendation of 19 December 2008 on common guidelines for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation (OJ L 9, 14.1.2009, p. 52).