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10 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Sower of Peace
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1997 |
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| Thickness | 1.6 mm |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing effigy of Pope John Paul II wearing a zucchetto and clerical vestments, rendered in low relief. The papal portrait is centrally positioned within a broad field, with the circular Latin legend arranged around the periphery. The inscription reads IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN. XIX MCMXCVII, denoting his pontifical title and nineteenth year of reign. The portrait style is restrained and naturalistic, consistent with the engraving tradition of the Rome Mint. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.XIX MCMXCVII (Translation: John Paul II Supreme Pontiff Year 19 1997) |
| Reverse description | A cloaked pilgrim holding a staff in his left hand is shown in the act of sowing seeds across the ground, symbolising the spreading of peace. To the upper right, a winged angel in dynamic flight blows a long horn, its drapery flowing dramatically. An olive tree rises to the right behind the angel, and wheat stalks appear to the lower left, reinforcing the agricultural and pastoral allegory. The denomination L.10 appears in the lower right field, while the legend CITTA DEL VATICANO curves along the upper rim. The engravers' signatures G. TITOTTO and L. DE SIMONLNI appear along the lower exergue. |
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