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1 Lira - Pavlvs VI Faith in the Lord
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1975 |
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| Value | 1 Lira (1 VAL) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing draped female figure, representing Faith, is depicted on the left, leaning forward and extending her hands toward a kneeling supplicant on the right, evoking an act of blessing or spiritual support. The denomination L.1 appears in the lower right field. The engravers' names VEROI and MONASSI are inscribed in the lower portion of the field. The curved legend CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs along the upper rim, identifying the issuing authority. |
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1975 was a Holy Year — Anno Santo — declared by Paul VI, and the Vatican's coin issues for that year were produced specifically for the jubilee. Pilgrim demand for official Vatican coinage as devotional keepsakes meant these pieces were overwhelmingly saved rather than spent, which accounts for why mint-state survivors are not particularly difficult to find despite modest nominal mintages.