San Marino 2 euros 2004 - Bartolomeo Borghesi

San Marino 2 euros 2004 - Bartolomeo Borghesi San Marino 2 euros 2004 - Bartolomeo Borghesi San Marino 2 euros 2004 - Bartolomeo Borghesi
Obverse of San Marino 2 euros 2004 - Bartolomeo Borghesi
Krause - Mishler KM# 467
Details Bartolomeo Borghesi (11 July 1781 – 16 April 1860) was an Italian antiquarian who was a key figure in establishing the science of numismatics. He was born at Savignano, near Rimini, and studied at Bologna and Rome.

Having weakened his eyesight by the study of documents of the middle ages, he turned his attention to epigraphy and numismatics. At Rome he arranged and cataloged several collections of coins, amongst them those of the Vatican, a task which he undertook for Pope Pius VII. In consequence of the disturbances of 1821, Borghesi retired to San Marino, where he died in April 1860.

Issue date: December 16, 2004
Specifications Diameter - 25.75mm Thickness - 2.2mm Weight - 8.5gr
Composition BiAlloy (Nk/Ng), ring Cupronickel (75% copper - 25% nickel clad on nickel core), center Nickel brass (75% copper - 20% zinc - 5% nickel)
Edge Combination of the number 2 and * repeated six times
Comments Designer: Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini
Mintage 110,000 pieces

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