San Marino 200-LIRE (KM313)
Bear
This FAO issue coin features the stonecutter and a bear.
The stonecutter theme refers to the original founder of San Marino, a stone mason named Marinus the Dalmation. According to tradition, he moved to the highest of the seven hills in 301 CE to escape persecution, and the settlement grew from there.
I do not know the significance of the bear, but Marinus' first abode was a cave. Looking at the image, the bear is either a pet, or a rug.
24 mm
Aluminum-Bronze
KM313
REPUBBLICA DI SAN MARINO LIBERTAS
FAO 1994 R L.200
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