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by Mark Sensen, 16 April 1998
Official Name: Republic of San Marino
(Repubblica di San Marino)
Capital: San Marino
Location: Southern Europe - Enclave in Central
Italy
Government Type: Republic
Flag adopted: 6
April 1862
ISO Code: SM
See also:
I got the my following queries about San Marino:
-According to some Internet-sources the official designation of
San Marino between 301 and 1243 was successively "Land of
San Marino" and "free City of San
Marino". Can you give me the long-form names in local
language and the exact dates/years of the use of these names?
- After 1243 San Marino was officially styled as: "Most
Serene Republic of San Marino", according to most historical
documents (for instance: de Political Handbook of the
World). But the coins of San Marino just mentioned
"Repubblica di San Marino". Does this mean, that
both names are equally used as official names for the polity. Or
does it means that "Repubblica di San Marino" was used
later on (can you give me the exact date) besides or in
stead of the "Most Serene Rep. of San Marino". Or was
the term used only in semi-official usage?
- Did the formal names and the styles of San Marino
changed (for instance: duchy or county) during the following
foreign occupations:
-1503 Ceasar Borgia
-1739/40 Papal State
-1944 Germany
-1944 Britain and USA
Henk Meyer, 27 December 2000
Land of San Marino: Terra di San Marino.
Free City of San Marino: Cittá Libera di San Marino.
I think that the "Most Serene Republic of San Marino"
is just a grand title. As far as I know, San Marino has always
been Republic of San Marino, at least since 1815.
Gerhard Eger, 8 January 2003
The actual denomination is "Serenissima Repubblica di San
Marino", where "Serenissima" is the Italian for
"The most serene" (better, in this case it means
"The very serene"); the adjective has been
historically used for the Republic of Venice, in facts "La
Serenissima" in Italy is used to indicate Venice or its old
Republic.
Alberto Fiorentini, 12 May 2003
No official shades have been issued with regard to either the stripes or the arms, and no recommendations for the a