| Issuer | Vatican City |
| Year | 1979-1980 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
| Value | 10 Lire (10 VAL) |
| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
| Composition | Aluminium |
| Weight | 1.6 g |
| Dimensions | 23.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.50 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Guido Veroi |
| In circulation to | 1 March 2002 |
| Reference(s) | KM#143 |
| Obverse description | Bust left |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M.A.I·MCMLXXIX
VEROI (Translation: John Paul II Greatest Priest year 1 - 1979) |
| Reverse description | Crowned sitted Temperance, holding a large chalice in the right hand and pointing to it with the index finger of the left hand. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CITTA` DEL VATICANO
L. 10
TEMPERANTIA (Translation: Vatican City Temperance) |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | IPZS Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 1979 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 ID | 6192434350 |
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