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500 Lire – Vatican City

Circulating commemorative coins
Commemoration: Encyclical Redemptoris Missio: The missions in the World
Context
Year: 1991
Issuer: Vatican City Issuer flag
Period:
Currency:
(1929—2001)
Demonetization: 1 March 2002
Total mintage: 48,000
Material
Diameter: 25.8 mm
Weight: 6.8 g
Thickness: 2 mm
Shape: Round
Composition: Bimetallic (Bronzital center, Acmonital ring)
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Coin alignment
References
KM: #Click to copy to clipboard233
Numista: #14136
Value
Exchange value: 500 VAL

Obverse

Inscription:
IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. A.XIII · MCMXCI
Translation:
JOHN PAUL II SUPREME PONTIFF YEAR 13 · 1991
Script: Latin
Language: Latin
Engraver: Nicola Morelli

Reverse

Inscription:
CITTA' del VATICANO

R L. 500
Translation:
VATICAN CITY

500 Lire
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Nicola Morelli

Edge

Segmented reeding

Mints

NameMark
RomeR

Mintings

YearMint MarkMintageQualityCollection
1991R48,000
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