© Comptoir des Monnaies
© Comptoir des Monnaies
200 Lire FAO
1979 year| Aluminium bronze | 5 g | 24 mm |
| Issuer | San Marino |
|---|---|
| Period | Republic (301-date) |
| Type | Circulating commemorative coin |
| Year | 1979 |
| Value | 200 Lire (200 SML) |
| Currency | Lira (1864-2001) |
| Composition | Aluminium bronze |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 24 mm |
| Thickness | 1.65 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 March 2002 |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#9908 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 12% |
Reverse
Hercules, his club on ground, fighting the Nemean lion. Value to left, date at bottom right.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LIRE 200
FAO
Engraver: Pietro Giampaoli
Edge
Reeded
Comment
Here the sculptor has portrayed Hercules and the lion symbolizing the fight against the "Attraction of Wealth and Power", a struggle that San Marino fought when refusing even the territorial enlargement proposed by Napoleon. The coin bears the initials of the F.A.O. alluding to the struggle men fight against famine in the world.San Marino's 1979 Mint Set
KM #MS14
