10 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Adam and Eve's Temptation

€1.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1988
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value10 Lire (10 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionAluminium
Weight1.6 g
Dimensions23.3 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Guido Veroi
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) KM#206, Schön#203
Obverse descriptionBust right
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.X·MCMLXXXVIII
(Translation: John Paul II Supreme Pontiff Year 10 1988)
Reverse descriptionAdam and Eve standing in front of the tree of forbidden fruit, wrapped around the serpent. Eve picking the forbidden fruit
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCITTA` DEL VATICANO R L.10
(Translation: Vatican City)
EdgePlain
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1988 R - A. X - 80 000
Catalog ID6279261300
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