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10 Lire - Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1939 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The heraldic arms of Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli (later Pope Pius XII) occupy the central field, depicted as a cardinal's coat of arms surmounted by a galero with tassels and flanked by the crossed Keys of Saint Peter beneath the papal umbrella (umbraculum). A scroll in the lower field bears the motto OPVS IVSTITIAE PAX. The surrounding legend reads SEDE VACANTE MCMXXXIX, denoting the period of the vacant Holy See in Roman numerals. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A stylized dove with wings spread wide, symbolizing the Holy Spirit, is depicted in flight at the center of the field, set against radiating sun rays emanating from behind the bird in a striking sunburst composition. The circular legend INFVNDE AMOREM CORDIBVS arcs around the upper portion of the field. In the lower field, the inscription STATO·DELLA·CITTA·DEL·VATICANO appears in two lines above the denomination L·10, with the engraver's signature MISTRUZZI visible near the lower rim. |
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