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5 Cent
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2012 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Central field depicts a frontal bust of a Pope in full pontifical vestments including mitre, set against a background showing St. Peter's Basilica and Vatican architectural elements. The date 2012 appears above the central design. A multilingual trial legend encircles the entire design, reading PRUEBA, TRIAL, ESSAI, and PROBE, separated by five-pointed stars. The issuer name CITTA' DEL VATICANO runs along the lower periphery in Latin script. The overall composition is characteristic of a specimen or trial strike intended for evaluation purposes rather than circulation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The large numeral 5 dominates the right portion of the field, rendered in the standard euro cent style against a background of diagonal parallel lines. To the left, the flag of the European Union is depicted on a flagpole, showing the circle of twelve five-pointed stars on a plain field. At the lower centre, the word SPECIMEN appears within a cartouche or oval reserve, confirming the trial or specimen status of the piece. The overall design closely follows the standard Euro cent reverse composition attributed to Luc Luycx. |
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