Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
10 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Michelangelo's Pietà
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
|---|---|
| Year | 1987 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Angelo Canevari |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Draped bust of Pope John Paul II facing right, depicted wearing papal vestments and mozetta, engraved in high relief by Angelo Canevari. The circular Latin legend reads IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.IX MCMLXXXVII, identifying the pontiff by name, title of Supreme Pontiff, and his ninth regnal year. The legend is interrupted at the base by a small dot serving as a decorative stop. The portrait is rendered in a naturalistic style with fine detail to the facial features and clerical garments. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Log in to see details |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | 1987 R - A. IX - 80,000 |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |