1982 AD., San Marino, centenary death of Giuseppe Garibaldi commemorative, Rome mint, 500 Lire, KM 139.

San Marino, centenary death of Giuseppe Garibaldi commemorative, non circulating issue, engraver: Mario Molteni, Rome mint, 1982 AD.,
500 Lire (ø 29,3 mm / 10,94 g), 0.835 silver, 11,00 g. theor. mint weight,total mintage 61.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), lettered edge: "RELINQUO VOS LIBROS · ",
Obv.: REPUBLICA DI SAN MARINO / LIBERTAS / CENTENARIO GARIBALDINO / 1882-1982 / R , coat of arms of the Republic of San Marino with the three towers topped by a large crown; below is the inscription "Libertas", the right and left of which are small branches of oak and laurel - stemma della Repubblica con le tre torri sormontate da una vasta corona. In basso è la scritta "Libertas", a destra e a sinistra della quale si trovano piccoli tralci di quercia e di alloro.
Rev.: L 500 / BEN VENGA - IL RIFUGIATO / molteni , portrait of Domenico Maria Belzoppi facing slightly left, surrounded by legend and value - volto di Domenico Maria Belzoppi contornato dalla legenda: BEN VENGA IL RIFUGIATO e dal valore.
KM 139 .

Year / Mint Mark / Mintage
1982 R 48.000
1982 R 13.000

Domenico Maria Belzoppi was Captain Regent of San Marino in 1849 (April–October). He served with Pier Matteo Berti. During his term, Giuseppe Garibaldi came to San Marino after fleeing from Rome. He found safety here. Garibaldi actually met with Belzoppi. Because San Marino offered Garibaldi safety in 1849, it was able to remain independent during Italian unification. San Marino held a fundamental role in 1849, when Giuseppe Garibaldi took shelter on the Mount Titano. more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domenico_Maria_Belzoppi

Giuseppe Garibaldi (4 July 1807 – 2 June 1882) was an Italian general and politician who played a large role in the history of Italy. He is considered, with Camillo Cavour, Victor Emmanuel II and Giuseppe Mazzini, as one of Italy's "fathers of the fatherland". more on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giuseppe_Garibaldi

According to the legend, San Marino has been de facto independent since its foundation the year 301. Then the founder San Marino famously said to the mountain community: "Relinquo vos liberos ab utroque homine" (I free you from both men), thus freeing it from both the temporal power of the Emperor and the power of the Roman Pontifex. (Le parole del testamento del Santo Fondatore Marino.)