Feature: World Year of Physics 2005
Description: The centre of the coin features a
free interpretation of the allegorical painting of Galileo Galilei that
is known as ‘la fisica antica’ or the study of the planets. The year of
issue appears beneath a globe standing on a desk. To the left of the
image is the mintmark ‘R’, and the engraver’s initials ‘LDS’ appear on
the right. The words ‘SAN MARINO’ form a semicircle above the image,
while the words ‘ANNO MONDIALE DELLA FISICA’ run along the lower edge of
the inner part below. The outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European
Union, separated by the outer edges of the image of a stylised atom
inscribed in the background of the entire coin.
