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100 Lire - Pavlvs VI FAO
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Pope Paul VI occupying the central field, rendered in high relief in a refined neoclassical style. The legend PAVLVS VI is inscribed along the upper left periphery, with the pontifical title P.MAX. and regnal year A.VI disposed along the upper right. The engraver's signature G.PIRRONE-MONASSI INC. appears in small characters along the lower border. The portrait conveys the Pope in papal vestments, with the zucchetto visible atop the head. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a scene alluding to the FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) theme of combating world hunger, showing multiple figures engaged in agricultural and food-sharing activities around a central table laden with produce. A standing figure at the top center appears to distribute goods, flanked by other figures in poses of offering and receiving. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs along the upper periphery in two lines to either side of the field, while the denomination LIRE 100 is inscribed in the lower exergue. The composition conveys themes of charity, nourishment, and international cooperation consistent with the FAO mandate. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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