San Marino 5 and 10 Centesimi 1864 to 1938

San Marino is the world's oldest and smallest republic. It is located in north central Italy with an area of only 24 square miles. San Marino issued several beautiful coins during the late 1800s and early 1900s. Monica's coin is a 10 centisimi piece. Other San Marino coins from this era are 5 centisimi, 50 centesimi, lira, 2 lire, and 5 lire. This page covers the copper issues: 5 and 10 centesimi. The other coins are silver.

The coin in our picture is a nice specimen from the collection of jaceravone over at CoinTalk. We thank him or her for letting us use the nice coin photo.

Some of the early coins have a wreath on the back, surrounding the denomination. Most have a plain back with just the denomination.

Catalog values of these coins run like this:

5 CENTESIMI BEFORE 1900:
worn: $3 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $7
well preserved: $25
fully uncirculated: $80
5 centesimi dated 1864 are more rare; double these values

5 CENTESIMI AFTER 1900:
worn: $2 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $4
well preserved: $15
fully uncirculated: $40

10 CENTESIMI BEFORE 1900:
worn: $4 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $8
well preserved: $25
fully uncirculated: $75
10 centesimi dated 1875 are more rare; multiply these values by 1.5

10 CENTESIMI AFTER 1900:
worn: $2 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $6
well preserved: $16
fully uncirculated: $32

As always on CoinQuest, these are catalog values. Actual buy and sell values are different, as described on our Terminology page.

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