2024 San Marino €5 Silver Proof Coin "Great Composers of Music: Death of Giacomo Puccini 100 Years"

• Mint: Italian Mint
• Denomination: €5
• Quality: Proof
• Issue limit: 2,500 pcs.
• Alloy: 92.5% Sterling Silver
• Artist: Daniela Longo/Antonella Napolione
• Diameter: 32.00 mm
• Weight: 18.00 grams
• Box/Capsule: Yes/Yes
• Certificate: Yes

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This release honors the 100th anniversary of the death of composer Giacomo Puccini.

Giacomo Antonio Domenico Michele Secondo Maria Puccini (1858-1924) was an Italian composer known primarily for operas such as La bohème, Tosca and Madama Butterfly. Regarded as the greatest and most successful proponent of Italian opera after Verdi, he was descended from a long line of composers, stemming from the late-Baroque era.

The most obvious feature of his music is its lyrical simplicity. Virtually anyone can hum a familiar Puccini tune – whether it is the tender melody of O mio babbino caro from his Gianni Schicchi or the climactic high notes of Nessun dormafrom the opera Turandot. Catchy tunes are sprinkled throughout Puccini's music.

The reverse depicts a portrait of Madame Butterfly, the main subject of the opera of the same name, three butterflies in flight, a boat on the left and a musical score at the bottom.  The obverse features the coat of arms of the Republic of San Marino.