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title: "2 Euro San Marino Coin 2006 - 500 years since the death of Christopher Columbus"
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# 2 Euro San Marino Coin 2006 - 500 years since the death of Christopher Columbus

**Price:** 40.00 EUR  
**Availability:** out of stock  
**Brand:** Сан-Марино/San Marino  
**Reference:** 2EUR-SM-2006-0003  
**Category:** Catalog > 2 € coins

San Marino commemorative coin of 2006, dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus (Cristoforo Colombo, c. 1451 - May 20, 1506) - a Genoese navigator in the Spanish service, who discovered the New World on October 12, 1492. He made 4 transatlantic voyages, died in poverty in Valladolid. On the obverse - a portrait of Columbus and a caravel. Mintage 130,000.

## Description

A 2 euro commemorative coin of the Republic of San Marino, issued in 2006 in a circulation of 130,000 copies. Dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the death of Christopher Columbus. Minted in IPZS, Rome. Bimetallic, diameter 25.75 mm, weight 8.5 g.

#### Obverse

The center of the coin depicts the profile of Christopher Columbus in the characteristic hat of a navigator of the Age of Discovery. Next to it is the caravel "Santa Maria". Above is "San Marino". Below are the dates "1506-2006" with the mark "R". On the outer ring are the 12 five-pointed stars of the European Union.

#### Reverse

The reverse is the common side of the 2 euro coins of the second type, designed by Luc Luix (Royal Belgian Mint). It depicts a map of Europe as a single continent without internal borders - a symbol of European unity. On the left is a large denomination "2" and the inscription "EURO", on the right is a map with six thin horizontal lines in the background. On the outer ring are the 12 stars of the European Union. The band is finely grooved, with the inscription "2 ★" repeated 6 times, alternately upright and inverted.

#### Historical context

Christopher Columbus (Italian: Cristoforo Colombo, Spanish: Cristóbal Colón, c. 1451 - May 20, 1506) was a Genoese navigator in the Spanish service, the most famous explorer in history, who discovered America for Europe in 1492. He was born in Genoa into a modest family of a wool weaver. In his youth, he traveled the Mediterranean Sea as a merchant sailor. In 1485, he moved to Spain, where, after several years of negotiations, he received support from Isabella of Castile and Ferdinand of Aragon for his expedition - the search for a western route to India. On August 3, 1492, he set sail from Palos with three ships ("Santa Maria", "Pinta", "Nina"). On October 12, 1492, the sailors saw the New World - an island in the Bahamas (probably San Salvador). Columbus made four transatlantic voyages (1492-1493, 1493-1496, 1498-1500, 1502-1504). He died on May 20, 1506 in Valladolid (Spain) in poverty, until the end of his life never realizing that he had discovered a new continent.

## Specifications

- **Original name:** San Marino - V centenario della morte di Cristoforo Colombo
- **Mintage:** UNC
- **Year:** 2006
- **Denomination:** 2 euros
- **Material:** Bimetal (75%Cu/25%Ni + 75%Cu/20%Zn/5%Ni)
- **Diameter (mm):** 25.75
- **Weight (g):** 8.5

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