| Description : The coin shows five standing human silhouettes in front of a
globe segment representing the outlines of Europe, symbolising the different cultures represented in Europe from the five
continents of America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. In the foreground, four sacred scriptures of the different
cultures are depicted in book form. The intercultural dialogue is intended to respect and promote cultural diversity in
Europe, to improve coexistence and to promote active and cosmopolitan European citizenship based on common values. At the
top the issuing country "SAN MARINO" and the year of issue "2008" are mentioned, below in a semicircle the occasion of
issue "ANNO EUROPEO DEL DIALOGO INTERCULTURALE" (European Year of Intercultural Dialogue). On the right are the initials
"E.L.F." of the designer Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini and on the left the letter "R" the mint mark of the Italian mint
Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome. |
