2 Euro Cents - Franciscus

Pope Francis took office in March 2013, meaning this issue captures the early years of a pontificate that had already broken precedent — he was the first Jesuit elected pope, the first from the Americas, and the first to take the name Francis. Vatican coinage resets with each new pope, making these issues strictly reign-specific and collectible primarily as sets rather than as individual circulation pieces. Most never left Vatican City in the conventional sense; they entered the market through philatelic and numismatic offices rather than commercial channels.