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1 Lira - Pius XII Jubilee
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1950 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Papal coat of arms of Pius XII occupies the central field, depicting a tiara surmounting two crossed keys — one gold, one silver — bound with a cord, above a shield bearing the Pacelli family heraldic device. The design is rendered in fine relief with careful attention to heraldic detail. A circular legend surrounds the device, reading PIVS XII PONT MAX AN IVBILAEI MCML, identifying the pontiff and the Holy Year 1950. |
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| Obverse lettering | PIVS • XII • PONT • MAX • AN • IVBILAEI • MCML • (Translation: Pius XII the greatest priest Jubilee year 1950) |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a frontal view of the Holy Door (Porta Santa) of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, rendered in detailed architectural relief with flanking pilasters, a decorative fanlight above the doorway, and a cross motif on the door panels. The denomination L. 1 appears to either side of the door in the lower field. The legend STATO DELLA CITTA DEL VATICANO curves along the upper periphery, while a two-line inscription in the exergue reads AP.D. XXV. DEC. / A.MCMIL, referring to the opening of the Holy Door on 24 December 1949. |
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