San Marino 10 Lire 1981

Started by andyg, February 19, 2010, 01:05:48 AM

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andyg

Whilst I was digging around for my 1983 set I came across this one which I think is possibly the ugliest coin design ever produced.

Figleaf

It reminds me of the time my boss went to Finland on an official mission. He was invited for a sauna with obligatory running around in the snow naked afterwards... :P

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

chrisild

Somehow that piece reminds me of one of those Austrian tokens. Here is an even larger image of that coin; not exactly a beauty, right. But some pieces from San Marino I like much better. Click on a "caption" to see a larger image.


500 lire 1993


500 lire 1996


500 lire 1999

Christian

Bimat

Who designs (or designed) the euro coins of San Marino?Is it the same person or different?

Aditya
It is our choices...that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities. -J. K. Rowling.

chrisild

The circulation coins (1 cent - 2 euro) were all designed by František Chochola. That designer was born in Kolin near Prague (1943), emigrated in 1971 and has lived in Hamburg since then. He also "did" several German collector coins.

Christian

a3v1

And the San Marino commemorative 2 Euro coins are designed by:
Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini: 2004, 2007, 2008
Luciana de Simoni: 2005, 2006
Annalisa Masini: 2009
Regards,
a3v1
Over half a century of experience as a coin collector.
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Prosit

May not be a beauty but it is one of the more interesting looking coins I have seen here in a little while.  One I wouldn't mind haveing an example of  :)
Dale



Quote from: chrisild on February 19, 2010, 11:12:15 AM
.... not exactly a beauty, right. .....
Christian

Prosit

San Marino 10 Lire 1981 seems to be not so eay to chase down.
Dale

Figleaf

The very best way to find them is to wander around aimlessly in a relaxed Italian town until you hit the inevitable book market, sometimes only three stalls. There, you look at all the stuff you can't read, the posters, the bent old men looking for something they are mumbling about and all too often, there's a lid-less old cigar tin of coins between the rows of books and you may find a few San Marino coins in it. You bargain a bit, smile a lot and have a cup of the best coffee in the world on a sunny terrace afterwards.

Beats eBay by a very long distance...

Peter
An unidentified coin is a piece of metal. An identified coin is a piece of history.

chrisild

Weeeell ... I was in San Marino last year, and it may not be easy to find such pre-euro coins as single pieces. They are not very expensive but usually available as parts of sets only. But browsing booths is a good idea anyway. :)

Christian