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10 Lire - Pius XII Prova
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1957 |
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| Value | 10 Lire (10 VAL) |
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| Obverse lettering | PIVS·XII·P·M·AN·XIX GIAMPAOLI |
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| Reverse lettering | CITTA` DEL VATICANO 1957 L·10 PROVA Ag.986 PRVDENTIA |
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Prova issues from the Vatican's Officina della Zecca were struck in minimal quantities — typically fewer than a handful of specimens — as presentation or approval pieces prior to official minting. This 1957 silver prova for Pius XII's pontificate falls within the final years of his reign; he died in October 1958. Whether the accompanying circulation issue differed from this approved design is the relevant question for specialists working this series.