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200 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Archangel Michael - Defence
| Uitgever | Vatican City State |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1986 |
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| Valuta | Lira (1929-2001) |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
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| Beschrijving keerzijde | Full-length figure of Archangel Michael standing facing, clad in Roman military armour with a segmented skirt, depicted with two large spread wings rendered in fine stippled detail. The archangel raises a lance or spear aloft in his right hand and holds a shield in his left, in a triumphant defensive posture. The denomination L. 200 is inscribed in the left field, with the mint mark R appearing at lower right. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO curves along the lower periphery of the coin. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
The 1986 Vatican 200 Lire falls within the annual divisional sets issued under John Paul II, whose pontificate generated a remarkably systematic coinage program — each year assigned a specific theme drawn from scripture or Catholic doctrine. The Archangel Michael's association with defence and spiritual warfare made him a recurring subject in Vatican iconography, though his appearance on circulating-format bronzital coinage was relatively infrequent.
Bronzital — an aluminum-bronze alloy developed in Italy — was adopted by the Vatican partly because its golden color photographed well in official publications while remaining economical to strike at scale.