| Description : Bernardino di Betto di Biagio (∼1452‐1513), called
Pinturicchio, was an Italian painter of the Renaissance. His graceful, colourful frescoes, richly ornamented,
emphasise the decorative effect of painting. He was also involved in the painting of the Sistine Chapel in Rome from 1482.
The commemorative coin for the 500th anniversary of his death shows a section of the fresco The 12‐year‐old
Jesus among the Scribes from the Cappella Baglioni of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore in Spello, painted in 1501.
"PINTURICCHIO" and the dates "1513" and "2013" are depicted at the top, the name of the issuing county "SAN MARINO" at the
bottom, the signet "MOMONI" by the designer Claudia Momoni above, and the letter "R" the mint mark of the Italian
mint Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome on the left. |