The San Marino €2 coin from 2011 commemorates the 500th anniversary of the birth of Giorgio Vasari, an Italian painter, architect and art historian. Vasari is known as the author of biographies of the most important Renaissance artists, through which he laid the foundations of art history as an academic discipline. His work significantly influenced the way the Renaissance and its leading figures are viewed. The coin was issued in BU quality and is housed in an official commemorative card.
