The design features the right profile of a portrait of Padre Pio. At the top, from left to right, in semi-circle is the inscription of the issuing country ‘CITTÀ DEL VATICANO’. At the bottom is the inscription ‘Padre Pio’ and at its right the mint mark ‘R’. At the left hand of the design is the year ‘1968’ and at the right is the year of issuance ‘2018’. At the bottom left is the name of the artist ‘P.DANIELE’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
CITTA´DEL VATICANO
1968 2018
P. DANIELE VDS INC
R
Padre Pio
Reverse description
A map, next to the face value, shows the European continent without borders.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
2 EURO
LL
Edge
Finely ribbed with edge lettering: six times the sequence `2 *`
Mint
R Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage
2018 R - BU Version - 76 000 2018 R - Philatelic Numismatic Cover - 15 000 2018 R - Proof Version - 10 000