20 Lire – Vatican City
Circulating commemorative coins
Commemoration: The Creation
Context
Year: 1983
Issuer: Vatican City 
Period:
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Ruler: John Paul II
Currency:
(1929—2001)
Demonetization: 1 March 2002
Total mintage: 73,500
Material
Diameter: 21.3 mm
Weight: 3.6 g
Thickness: 1.67 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Aluminium bronze
Magnetic: No
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard171
Numista: #14108
Value
Exchange value: 20 VAL
Obverse
Inscription:
A.V MCMLXXXIII
IOANNES PAVLVS II
P.M.
IOANNES PAVLVS II
P.M.
Translation:
A.D. 1983
JOHN PAUL II
SUPREME PONTIFF
JOHN PAUL II
SUPREME PONTIFF
Script: Latin
Engraver: Enrico Manfrini
Designer: Nicola Morelli
Reverse
Inscription:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO
L. 20
L. 20
Translation:
City of the Vatican
20 Lire
20 Lire
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Enrico Manfrini
Designer: Nicola Morelli
Edge
Plain
Categories
| Animal> Bird |
| Person> Religious figure |
| Religion> Religious objects |
| Symbol> Cross |
Mints
| Name | Mark |
|---|---|
| Rome | R |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | R | 73,500 |
🌱 Fairly Common