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2 Lire - Pivs XI Jubilee
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1933 |
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| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing figure of the Good Shepherd is depicted in the center of the field, bearing a lamb upon his shoulders, the value numeral 2 appearing to the left and the denomination abbreviation L. to the right of the figure. The encircling legend STATO DELLA CITTA DEL VATICANO runs along the upper and lower periphery, identifying the issuing state. The composition reflects a devotional iconographic tradition common to Vatican commemorative coinage, rendered in a refined neoclassical engraving style by Aurelio Mistruzzi. |
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Issued for the Holy Year of 1933-34, which Pius XI declared as an extraordinary jubilee marking the 1,900th anniversary of the Crucifixion — not the standard 25-year cycle. It was the first jubilee since 1900 and drew enormous pilgrim traffic to Rome despite the Depression. The Vatican's coin issues that year were deliberately expanded in denomination range to serve both circulation and the souvenir trade feeding that influx.