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10 Lire - Ioannes XXIII Prova
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1959-1962 |
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| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical figure of Prudentia (Prudence) depicted kneeling and facing slightly left, her drapery flowing around her, holding a serpent in her right hand and a mirror in her raised left hand, emblematic of the virtue's traditional iconographic attributes. The denomination L · 10 and the date appear in the central field flanking the figure. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs around the upper periphery, while PRUDENTIA is inscribed along the lower margin. The designations PROVA, BERTI, and Ag. 986 appear in the lower exergual area, identifying the piece as a trial strike, its engraver, and its silver fineness. |
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| Reverse lettering | CITTA' DEL VATICANO L · 10 1961 PRUDENTIA PROVA BERTI Ag. 986 |
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