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2000 Lire - Ioannes Pavlvs II Bimillenary of the birth of Jesus
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 2000 |
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| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Issued as part of the Vatican's extensive Jubilee 2000 coinage program, this piece belongs to one of the most prolific single-year minting efforts in Vatican numismatic history. John Paul II authorized a sweeping commemorative series for the Holy Year, with dozens of distinct issues across multiple denominations — a volume that has since kept these pieces abundant in collector markets worldwide.
The .835 fineness places it in the older Italian silver standard rather than the .925 sterling more common to later Vatican issues.