20 Lire - Ioannes XXIII Second Ecumenical Council

€1.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1962
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value20 Lire (20 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionAluminium bronze
Weight3.6 g
Dimensions21.25 mm
Thickness1.55 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Pietro Giampaoli
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) KM#71
Obverse descriptionPortrait of Angelo Guiseppe Roncalli.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES·XXIII·PONT·MAX· AN·IV
(Translation: John XXIII Pontifex Maximus Year IV)
Reverse descriptionA dove
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCONCILIVM·ŒC·VAT·II·A·MCMLXII·INITVM CITTA` DEL VATICANO L·20
(Translation: Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, beginning in the Year of 1962 Vatican City)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1962  - MCMLXII - 100 000
Catalog ID8957694250
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