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1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Second Vatican Council
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined draped busts of Popes John XXIII and Paul VI facing left, both wearing papal zucchetti, depicted in high relief against a polished field. A small papal coat of arms featuring the crossed keys of Saint Peter appears at the base between the dates 1962 and 1963. The encircling legend is divided by small cross ornaments, with the pontifical names and regnal numerals flanking the central busts at lower left and lower right respectively. The engraver's monogram is visible in the right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONCILIUM VATICANUM IOH XXIII 1962 1963 PAUL VI |
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The Second Vatican Council, convened by John XXIII in October 1962 and concluded under Paul VI in December 1965, prompted a wave of commemorative issues across Catholic Europe and beyond. West Germany's participation reflects the outsized role German theologians — Karl Rahner and Hans Küng among them — played in shaping the council's reforms. Whether this piece circulated in any meaningful sense is doubtful; the .999 silver purity places it firmly in the medal-struck tradition rather than everyday commerce.