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1 Cent
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2009-2010 |
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| Weight | 3.86 g |
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| Reverse description | A stylized map of the European continent occupies the right half of the field, rendered in relief against a plain background. To the left, twelve five-pointed stars are arranged in a vertical arc, referencing the standard euro cent reverse design. The denomination numeral 1 appears at the lower right, and the word SPECIMEN is inscribed in the upper portion of the field, indicating the fantasy or specimen nature of the piece. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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These two years fall within the pontificate of Benedict XVI, whose image appeared on Vatican euro coinage beginning in 2006 following his 2005 election. Vatican City's annual coin sets are produced in strictly limited quantities by the Italian Zecca in Rome under a monetary agreement with the European Union — an arrangement that grants the Holy See the right to mint euro-denominated coinage despite not being an EU member state. Annual mintage figures rarely exceed a few tens of thousands, ensuring these pieces almost never enter general circulation.