1000 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Good Samaritan

€14,148.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1994
TypeNon-circulating coins
Value1000 Lire (1000 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionSilver (.835)
Weight14.6 g
Dimensions31.4 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Angelo Canevari
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) KM#258
Obverse descriptionKneeling figure reaching for standing Pope
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES PAVLVS II P.M٠A٠ XVI MCMXCIV
(Translation: John Paul II Supreme Pontiff Year 16 1994)
Reverse descriptionMan dismounted from his horse (behind him) to help another man, on the ground and in obvious difficulty
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCITTA` DEL VATICANO R L.1000
(Translation: Vatican City)
EdgeEmbossed script
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1994 R - A. XVI - 38 000
Catalog ID2871932650
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