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20 Cent
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Weight | 7.99 g |
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| Reverse description | The reverse follows the standard European 20 euro cent design convention, with a map of Europe occupying the right half of the field and twelve five-pointed stars arranged in a semicircle to the left. The large numeral '20' is prominently displayed in the center-right of the field. The word SPECIMEN is inscribed as a legend along the upper portion of the field, identifying this piece as a specimen or fantasy issue rather than a circulating coin. |
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| Reverse lettering | SPECIMEN 20 |
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Vatican coinage in 2012 was issued under a sede vacante arrangement following no papal transition that year — Benedict XVI was still reigning and would not resign until February 2013, making this a standard annual issue under his pontificate. Vatican euro coins are struck by the Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato in Rome and are legal tender throughout the eurozone, though mintages are kept deliberately low for collector markets, meaning virtually none entered general circulation.