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10 Euro - Franciscus 25th World Day of the Sick
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an allegorical composition commemorating the 25th World Day of the Sick. A stricken figure is depicted in the jaws of a beast symbolising illness and suffering, evoking the trials of the sick. To the upper portion of the field, the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes is rendered in relief, identifiable by her Rosary and the roses at her feet, attributes traditionally associated with the Marian apparitions at Lourdes. Above the scene, a dove representing the Holy Spirit descends with wings extended, overseeing the composition. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO and the denomination EURO 10 are inscribed in the field, with the Rome mint mark R. |
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The World Day of the Sick was established by John Paul II in 1992, who announced it while already aware of his own Parkinson's diagnosis — a fact he did not disclose publicly until years later. Francis chose Lourdes as the spiritual focus for the 25th observance in 2017, continuing a Marian emphasis that has anchored the day since its founding. Vatican silver issues of this type are struck in limited quantities by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato and rarely enter circulation, moving almost entirely into the hands of collectors and curial gift recipients.