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500 Lire 1996, 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Pope John Paul II [Vatican] Proof

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500 Lire 1996, 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Pope John Paul II [Vatican] Proof

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  • Country: Vatican
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 11 g
  • Mintage: 7000 pcs
  • Name: 50th Anniversary of the Ordination of Pope John Paul II
  • Issue Quality: Proof
  • Metal: Silver
  • Fineness: 835
  • Designation: Ag
  • Denomination: 500 lire (lire)
  • Currency Unit: Lira
  • Orientation: Coin alignment
  • Artist: Enrico Manfrini; mark: E. Manfrini
  • Summary: KM# 269
  • Diameter: 29.3 mm
  • G: 726 ₽
  • Proof: 1278 ₽
  • Reverse
    Along the upper rim, the name of the state 'Vatican' in Italian: 'CITTA’ DEL VATICANO'. In the central part is the 'Good Shepherd', with the figure of a woman holding a child floating in the air. In the background is St. Peter's Basilica. To the right of the image is the Latin letter 'R' - the mintmark of the Rome Mint; to the left is the inscription five hundred lire - 'L 500'.
  • Obverse
    In the central part is a right-facing profile of the Pope. Along the rim of the coin from left to right runs the text 'John Paul II Supreme Pontiff XVIII' in Latin - 'IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. ANNO XVIII' and the Gregorian year of minting '1996' in Roman numerals 'MCMXCVI'. Below, along the edge, are the names of the artist and engraver 'E. Manfrini-Driutti inc'.

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