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 San Marino - MSN Encarta
San Marino is located in the Apennine Mountains of northern Italy, near the seaside resort of Rimini on the Adriatic Sea.
The population of San Marino (2006 estimate) is 29,251.
The capital is San Marino (population, 2003 estimate, 4,601), a community perched on the rugged western slopes of Mount Titano.
encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761565721/San_Marino.html   (963 words)

  
 Euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union (EU) member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain), four European microstates have currency agreements with the EU member states (Andorra, Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican City State), Montenegro and the Kosovo province of Serbia.
Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (but not Andorra) also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these only occasionally end up in general circulation as their scarcity leads to greater interest from coin collectors.
Euro coins were designed in cooperation with organisations representing blind persons, and as a result they incorporate many features allowing them to be distinguished by touch alone.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Euro_coins   (1923 words)

  
 Euro   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
All euro coins have a common obverse showing the worth and a national reverse showing an image particular to the country it was issued in; the monarchies have a picture of their reigning monarch, other countries usually have their national symbols.
The euro was established by the provisions in the 1992 Maastricht Treaty on European Union relating to establishing an economic and monetary union.
Monaco, San Marino, and Vatican City previously used currencies that were replaced by the euro, and now mint their own Euro coins by virtue of agreements concluded with EU member states (Italy in the case of San Marino and Vatican City, and France in the case of Monaco), on behalf of the European Community.
www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/e/eu/euro.html   (3780 words)

  
 Euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The euro (EUR or €) is the currency of 12 European Union member states (Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the Republic of Ireland), as well as EU institutions.
Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City (but not Andorra) also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end up in general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coin collectors.
Those from San Marino have various towers and public buildings from the small nation on them as well as the national coat of arms and the Vatican coins present the portrait of Pope John Paul II.
www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/e/eu/euro_coins.html   (1027 words)

  
 San Marino coins
According to tradition, in early 4th century Marino, a stonecutter from Dalmatia engaged in construction of the Rimini port, took refuge on Mt. Titano to protect himself from the Diocleziano persecution against the Christians.
Italy and San Marino signed a treaty of friendship and economic cooperation in 1862, revised in 1939 and 1971.
In 2002 only 2 euro, 1 euro, 50 cents and 20 cents were stroked for the circulation, even if the eight coins euro set is available for the numismatic collectors.
www.ilmarengo.com /sanmarino/welcome.html   (332 words)

  
 Euro coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Euro coins and banknotes (see euro banknotes) came into distribution on January 1 2002, but the year imprinted on the coins can date back to 1999, when the currency was formally established.
The image on the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins shows the EU member states coming together (note that the EU members who are at this time not part of the euro are also depicted).
Though they are not members of the EU, Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City also have euro coins featuring a national side, but these are not expected to end up in general circulation, but rather are more of interest to coin collectors.
bopedia.com /en/wikipedia/e/eu/euro_coins.html   (351 words)

  
 Regional > Europe > San Marino
San Marino is the third-smallest united states within Europe, by having single Vatican City and Monaco being smaller.
Although San Marino is non an official European Union member, it is allowed to utilize a euro as its currency by virtue of arrangements with a council of the European Union; it is as well granted the right to have its have designs on the national side of the euro coins.
San Marino's postage stamps, which come lone valid in a united states, are mostly sold to philatelists and also form the source of income.
europe-san-marino.generalanswers.org   (836 words)

  
 Euro Coins
The common sides of the euro coins and the national sides of the euro coins produced in each of the twelve participating Countries, (Plus 3 additional countries who have adopted the Euro as their own currency: Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican), are shown on this website.
The 1, 2 and 5 cent coins are reddish bronze in colour, the 10, 20 and 50 cent coins yellow, the €1 coin yellow on the outside with a silver-coloured centre, and the €2 coin silver-coloured on the outside with a yellow centre.
Euro coins (regardless of the national designs) and euro notes are useable in all the countries of the euro area.
www.geocities.com /justo_ie   (377 words)

  
 Irish euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Irish euro coins all share the same design by the hand of Jarlath Hayes, that of the harp, a traditional symbol for Ireland since the Middle Ages, based on that of the Brian Boru Harp, housed in Trinity College, Dublin, and said to have once been owned by ancient High King of Ireland, Brian Boru.
The same harp is used as the official seals of the Taoiseach, and government ministers and the Official Seal of the President of Ireland.
The coins' design also features the 12 stars of the EU, the year of imprint and the Irish name for Ireland, "ÉIRE", in the traditional Gaelic script alphabet.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Irish_euro_coins   (171 words)

  
 San Marino travel guide - Wikitravel
San Marino [1] is the third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco), and claims to be the world's oldest republic.
San Marino is made up of a few towns dotted around the mountain sides.
Although San Marino has a few hotels, the seaside resort of Rimini has a lot more and is probably a cheaper option.
wikitravel.org /en/San_Marino   (559 words)

  
 Greece missing in Euro (FXGallery) - FXMessage
Additional images are possible for Vatican, Monaco and San Marino, also using the Euro officially and emitting their own Euro coins (though thiese emissions are extremely rare, and such coins are valued by collectors much more than their "official" facial value, with some coins valued 40 to 1000 times their official price).
Finally, small coins of 1 and 2 cents that were officially emitted in 1999 in Finland still have official value, but are been withdrawn from the market, as they are mostly not used in commercial transactions, rounding all prices to a multiple of 5 cents.
Euro coins are now actively searched by collectors, to get a complete collection of the 8 coins emitted in 1999 for each of the 12 countries, plus official emissions in Monaco, Vatican and San Marino, and limited editions in UK, France, Germany...
www.oanda.com /products/msgboard/ubb/Forum9/HTML/000058.html   (496 words)

  
 San Marino euro coins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sammarinese euro coins feature separate designs for every coin.
All the coins are inscribed with the words "San Marino" and the twelve stars of the EU.
This page was last modified 14:59, 28 August 2006.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/San_Marino_euro_coins   (92 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Lira Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The San Marino lira (plural lire) was the official unit of San Marino.
Italian lira notes and coins were legal tender in San Marino, but specific San Marinese coins were minted in Rome, being legal tender in all Italy, as well as the Vatican City.
Having begun as a large silver coin, by the late 1800s the Kurus had shrunk to a small silver coin which equated to 1/100th of one gold lira.
www.ipedia.com /lira.html   (992 words)

  
 Browse Products in San Marino
The Republic of San Marino is roughly square-shaped with Mount Titano in the center.
San Marino borders on two ltalian regions, Emilia Romagna to the north-east and Marche-Montefeltro to the south-west.
San Marino is comprised of native Sammarinese and Italian citizens.
www.eurocollections.com /catalog/?category=140   (334 words)

  
 Euro Information
Euro coins have one common side and one national side.
There are coins in denominations of €2, €1, 50 cent, 20 cent, 10 cent, 5 cent, 2 cent and 1 cent.
Euro coins are also available for Monaco, San Marino and Vatican City.
www.euro.gov.uk /eurocoins.asp   (167 words)

  
 The EU's relations with San Marino - Overview
San Marino, third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco) also claims to be the world's oldest republic.
Italian is the spoken and official language and the Euro the used currency.
The current policy of San Marino in respect to the EU, along with a description of the current framework of cooperation is outlined in the Aide Memoire
www.europa.eu.int /comm/external_relations/sanmarino/intro/index.htm   (405 words)

  
 Euro details San Marino   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The national side of all the Eurocoins from San Marino is different for all coins.
Saint Marino the father of the republic and on the 50c.
The 1 Euro carries the coat of arms of San Marino and the 2 Euro the gouvernement palace.
www.home.zonnet.nl /erikvanderuit/euro_details_marino.htm   (141 words)

  
 Coins & Banknotes | Coins | EURO Coins | Euro-coins from SAN MARINO
SAN MARINO, original mint-set 2004 SM-S5/2g/M6 The mint-set of 2004 contain the 8 current coins + a 5 Euro silver commemorative coin.
San Marinos issue is a set of 5 and 10 Euro i 925 silver.
Diam: 5 Euro - 32 mm, 10 Euro - 34 mm.
www.coins-and-notes.com /obj.asp?M=6.S1=43.S2=146   (344 words)

  
 Euro Coin Sets from San Marino
The demand for Euro coins and sets from San Marino, has been so great that we received none whatsoever of our original order, and have had to source sets from other dealers and speculators.
We expect to have uncirculated sets of Euro coins from all of the twelve member countries available in January 2002, and are accepting advance orders now.
We expect to have uncirculated official mint sets of coins from all 12 Euro zone countries in stock during 2002, plus the three minor states including San Marino.
www.24carat.co.uk /2002sanmarinoeurosets.html   (738 words)

  
 ECB: €2   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The year of issue is part of the design, along with the year the coin was struck.
This coin depicts a scene from a mosaic in Sparta (third century AD), showing Europa being abducted by Zeus, who has taken the form of a bull.
The 12 stars are confined to half the circumference of the coin.
www.ecb.int /bc/coins/national/2euro/html/index.en.html   (652 words)

  
 The Eurocoin Pages - Euro Collector Coins 2002
The rear of the 5 Euro shows the twelve roses which represent the twelve countries of the European Union with the value of 5 Euro in the centre.
On the 10 Euro coin, a newborn baby is shown, curled up fast asleep on a rosebud, enveloped in a globe and surrounded by the writing "Welcome Euro", a greeting to the new coin hurrying to enter our lives.
Although the Euro has already come into effect as the exchange currency of a monetary system of which San Marino forms an integral part, this issue aims to maintain its own cultural identity by re-proposing the gold 2 scudo coin which will constitute a means for expressing our status.
www.eurocoins.liesemeijer.com /Commemoratives2002.html   (777 words)

  
 The "Euros" Have Landed
Note that all of these coins were released at the beginning of 2002, but a few have earlier dates since by law in some countries coins must be dated in the year they were struck, not in the year that they were released.
The coins are in uncirculated condition and are sealed in an attractive full color holder with the country 'statistics'.
The coins are a mix of dates from 1999 to 2001, each bag seems to have a different mix of dates.
www.centercoin.com /euro/default.htm   (775 words)

  
 The Rare Euro Coins   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
When the 12 countries joined the Euro, the EU agreed that the 3 independent states of Monaco, San Marino and The Vatican could also mint a limited amount of their own coins for circulation and special edition sets.
The coins are exactly the same as all the other Euro coins where they have the common front and their own designs on the back and are legal tender in the Euro zone.
The amount of coins these tiny states are allowed to mint is so small that coins rarely make it into circulation at all as dealers and collectors swipe them up before they can reach anyones pocket.
www.esatclear.ie /~lorenzo/euro   (428 words)

  
 San Marino Euro Coins
We will replace these with photographs of San Marino coins as soon as possible, meanwhile we have shown a small picture on the right.
Our San Marino Euro sets are packaged in an attractive card within a 2-sided plastic case so that the coins can be viewed from both sides or removed if required.
Il Santo Marino ispirato a una tela della Scuola del Guercino - St. Marino pictured holding the the Three Towers, inspired by the School of Guercino.
www.eurocoins.co.uk /sanmarino.html   (425 words)

  
 Euro Coin Sets from San Marino
This depicts a portrait drawn by Raphaël of Dante Alighieri, housed in the Pope Julius II Wing of the Vatican Palace
This coin shows the famous drawing by Leonardo da Vinci, displayed in the gallery of the Academy in Venice, illustrating the ideal proportions of the human body.
This coin portrays a sculpture by Umberto Boccioni, leader of the San Marino futurist school.
www.eurocoins.co.uk /2002sanmarinoeurosets.html   (809 words)

  
 XE.com - Information on the Euro Currency
This applies to the Principality of Andorra, the Principality of Monaco, and the Republic of San Marino.
Euro bank notes and coins began circulating in the above countries on January 1, 2002.
At that time, all transactions in those countries were valued in Euro, and the "old" notes and coins of these countries were gradually withdrawn from circulation.
www.xe.com /euro.htm   (620 words)

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