Obverse: the obverse of the coin depicts a fragment of Caravaggio's 1596 painting "Penitent Magdalena". She is depicted with her head bowed and her hands sunken. The inscription “SAN MARINO CARAVAGGIO” and the year “1571-2021” are engraved above the portrait to mark 450 years. The outer ring of the coin depicts the twelve stars of the European Union
Reverse: regular 2 euro denomination.
About the coin: this 2 euro commemorative coin is dedicated to the 450th anniversary of the birth of the Italian Baroque artist Caravaggio. This artist is called the European 17th-century art reformer and is considered one of the most prominent masters of the Baroque era. At the time, the revolutionary naturalist style of Caravaggio had a profound effect on European art for centuries to come. Coin designer: Silvia Petrassi.
