The Republic of San Marino issued a bimetallic 5 euro collector coin uncirculated in occasion of the 30th anniversary of the birth of Marco Simoncelli , ltd edition of 76,493
Italian professional motorcycle racer Marco Simoncelli would have turned 30 on the 20th January 2017. Fate precluded him this milestone in his life on the 23rd October 2011 in Sepang, where he died in an accident during the 2011 Malaysian Grand Prix.
His memory lives on in the hearts and minds of many fans. San Marino, State near to his town Coriano and to the Romagna motorvalley, dedicated a bimetallic coin to Marco. The reverse of the coin shows Marco Simoncelli’s portrait.
