10 Euro – Francis St. Bartholomew

Francis canonized Bartholomew de Las Casas? No — this coin almost certainly commemorates the feast of Saint Bartholomew the Apostle, one of the Twelve, whose martyrdom tradition places in Armenia and whose relics are claimed by both the Basilica of San Bartolomeo in Rome and the Cathedral of Benevento. The Vatican has issued a sustained series of annual saint-themed collector pieces in this gold-plated sterling format, each tied to the pontifical calendar rather than to any singular anniversary.