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100 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II God gives the World to Humanity
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1983 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a bold Latin cross occupying the full field, its arms extending to the coin's rim and dividing the design into four quadrants. The right-facing effigy of Pope John Paul II is rendered in low relief, positioned at the intersection of the cross arms to the right. The pontifical year annotation 'A.V' and the Roman numeral date 'MCMLXXXIII' are inscribed in the upper right quadrant. The papal name and title 'IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M.' is distributed across the left quadrants of the cross in bold incuse lettering. The composition, engraved by Enrico Manfrini, conveys a solemn papal authority through its austere geometric arrangement. |
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| Obverse lettering | A.V MCMLXXXIII IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. |
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The 1983 Vatican coinage series fell within the Holy Year proclaimed by John Paul II — Anno Santo — which drew millions of pilgrims to Rome and prompted a dedicated commemorative program across denominations. This piece belongs to that series, its theme drawn directly from the Pope's theology of human dignity developed through his encyclical Laborem Exercens (1981), which argued that stewardship of creation was inseparable from human labor and responsibility.
John Paul II personally took an unusually active role in shaping Vatican commemorative themes during his pontificate, a marked departure from earlier practice.