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1000 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II The Prodigal Son
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1997 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central high-relief depiction of a bearded father figure, draped in classical robes, tenderly embracing the kneeling prodigal son in a scene of reconciliation inspired by the biblical parable (Luke 15:11-32). The denomination L. 1000 appears in the upper field alongside the mint mark R, a small lamp symbol is visible at the top, and the engravers' names G. TITOTTO and L. DE SIMONI INC. are inscribed vertically in the right field. The curved legend CITTA DEL VATICANO runs along the lower periphery. |
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By 1997, Vatican silver issues had become almost entirely collector-driven — the Holy See had long since ceased producing coinage for actual circulation, and these annual series were minted against specific pontifical themes chosen personally by John Paul II. The Prodigal Son subject falls within a multi-year scriptural program tied to preparations for the Jubilee Year 2000, which John Paul had been planning since the early 1990s as the defining event of his late pontificate.
KM#287 was struck at the Italian State Mint in Rome under the direction of engraver Oriolo Ferrario.