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20 Euro - Benedictus XVI The Sacraments of Christian Initiation - Confirmation
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Value | 20 Euros |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Pope Benedict XVI wearing a zucchetto and papal vestments, rendered in high relief against a deeply recessed mirror field. The legend BENEDICTVS arcs along the left rim, while XVI · P.M. · AN · I · MMVI curves along the right, indicating his pontifical title and the first year of his reign in Roman numerals. |
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| Reverse description | A bishop vested in full pontifical regalia, wearing a mitre and holding a crozier in his right hand, stands to the right administering the sacrament of Confirmation to a group of three young candidates who kneel or stand before him in an attitude of devotion. The scene is rendered in finely detailed relief, with the engravers' names CASSONE and VEROI inscribed in the lower field. The arc legend CITTA' DEL VATICANO curves along the upper rim, and the denomination 20 EURO together with the mint mark R appears in the lower right field. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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