10 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Temperance

€3,576.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1979-1980
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value10 Lire (10 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionAluminium
Weight1.6 g
Dimensions23.2 mm
Thickness1.50 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Guido Veroi
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) KM#143
Obverse descriptionBust left
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES PAVLVS II P.M.A.I·MCMLXXIX VEROI
(Translation: John Paul II Greatest Priest year 1 - 1979)
Reverse descriptionCrowned sitted Temperance, holding a large chalice in the right hand and pointing to it with the index finger of the left hand.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCITTA` DEL VATICANO L. 10 TEMPERANTIA
(Translation: Vatican City Temperance)
EdgePlain
MintIPZS
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1979 IPZS - A.I - 80 000
1979 IPZS - A.I (in Sets only) - 170 000
1980 IPZS - A.II - 14 000
1980 IPZS - A.II (in Sets only) - 156 000
Catalog ID6192434350
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