So here we are at the final post in the 2020 calendar run, and since I forgot to post yesterday (…again) I will go through the coin I got for day 23 too.
On the penultimate day of the run we got a small aluminium coin from the island nation of the Maldives. Valued at 10 laari, the reverse of the coin has the value in the middle superimposed on a map of the island archipelago.
The obverse of the coin features a traditional sailing boat of the islands, often called a ‘batheli’ or ‘odi’ locallay. Below the boat is a rope with a knot design. Above the boat is the date of mintage according to boat the Gregorian calendar and Arabic calendar.
Finally, for the last day, we have a medium sized commemorative coin from San Marino.
This is by far the most interesting of the coins out of the calendar, mainly due to it’s very esoteric design. Made from aluminium with a value of 10 lire, this coin was a commemorative design with the theme of patriotism (I am 100% not sure about this, but information regarding the design was scant at best).
On the obverse is a bust of a figure with a flame in it’s outstretched palms. The figures head resembles a stylised view of the globe, with the visible continent being Europe (closely resembling the image found on many Euro coins). The figure is flanked by stars and other celestial bodies.
The reverse shows yet another globe design in the background, with a poinsettia flower above it. A figure of a child supersedes them both with it’s arm outstretched to the top left. The value of the coin is at the bottom, whilst the date of minting is to the right.
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