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200 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Mother's Day
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1992 |
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| Value | 200 Lire (200 VAL) |
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| Reverse description | A mother of African descent with braided hair and hoop earrings is depicted in three-quarter view, tenderly nursing an infant cradled in her arms. The composition conveys warmth and universality in celebration of motherhood. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs along the upper periphery, with the mint mark R visible to the left of the central design. The denomination L. 200 is inscribed in bold characters within the lower exergual area, separated from the central device by a horizontal line. |
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| Mint | Rome, Italy (R) |
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The 1992 Vatican 200 Lire was part of the annual coin set issued under John Paul II, whose pontificate generated one of the most systematically collected modern Vatican series in numismatics. Mother's Day issues within these sets were tied to the Vatican's broader Marian emphasis under Wojtyla — a theological priority that shaped much of his papacy from the outset, reflected in his personal motto Totus Tuus, drawn from the writings of Louis de Montfort. Bronzital, an aluminum-bronze alloy developed in Italy, was standard for the 200 Lire denomination across both Vatican and Italian Republic issues of this period.