2014 San Marino 9-Coin EURO BU Set "Gino Bartali 100 Years"

• Mint: Italian Mint
• Quality: Brilliant Uncirculated
• Issue limit: 20,000
• Alloy: Base Metal
• Denomination: Euro
• Number of coins: 9
• Medal included: No

Additional Information

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This coin set contains the eight standard issue euro coins with the sammarinese national side, as well as a unique €5 silver coin honoring champion cyclist Gino Bartali.

Gino Bartali was the most renowned Italian cyclist before the Second World War, having won the Giro d'Italia three times (1936, 1937, 1946) and the Tour de France twice, in 1938 and 1948. His second and last Tour de France victory in 1948 gave him the largest gap between victories in race history.

In September 2013, 13 years after his death, Bartali was recognized as a "Righteous Among the Nations" by Yad Vashem for his efforts to aid Jews during World War II.