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20 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Annunciation
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Commemorative circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Pope John Paul II wearing a zucchetto, rendered in low relief against a plain field. A large Latin cross dominates the left portion of the design, its vertical bar bisecting the coin's face. The papal name and title IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. appear in three lines to the left of the cross, while the pontifical year A.V and the Roman numeral date MCMLXXXIII are inscribed above, to the right of the cross arm. |
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| Obverse lettering | A.V MCMLXXXIII IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. (Translation: Year 5 1983 John Paul II The Greatest Priest) |
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| Mintage | 1983 R - A. V - 73,500 1983 R - A. V (In sets only) - 96,500 |
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