Columbus with Telescope, Compass and Stars 200 Lire San Marino Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry (Discovery of America) (1992) (Navigation)

Columbus with Telescope, Compass and Stars 200 Lire San Marino Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Discovery of America) (1992) (Navigation) Commemorative issue: 500th Anniversary of the Discovery of America Reverse: Christopher Columbus navigating by the stars Lettering: 1492-1992 200 R Obverse: Lettering: REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO LIBERTAS PERPETUA Imagery: Stylized elements from the San Marino Coat of Arms: Three silver towers, each decorated with a weather vane consisting of a silver ostrich feather. The towers symbolize the three citadels of San Marino (La Guaita, La Cesta and La Montale). The motto "LIBERTAS PERPETUA" (Latin: perpetual freedom) possibly refers to the taking in of victims of political persecution in the earlier years of San Marino, and to the amazing maintenance of independence in the midst of many larger states. The motto could also have developed from the alleged last words of the founder Marinus: "Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine" (Latin: "I