| Issuer | Vatican City |
| Year | 2024 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
| Value | 5 Euros |
| Currency | Euro (2002-date) |
| Composition | Bimetallic: copper-nickel centre in bronzital ring |
| Weight | 9.50 g |
| Dimensions | 27.50 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape and Technique | Hexadecagonal (16-sided) Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Valerio De Seta |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#593 |
| Obverse description | Stylized coat of arms of Pope Francis. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | • FRANCISCVS PONT. MAX.• ANNO XII - MMXXIV IHS MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO DI MAVLO Inc. DE SETA |
| Reverse description | In the bottom right-hand corner of the coin’s reverse side, we see a profile of the poet while offering a laurel branch to Laura, whose figure “angelic in form” appears with her hair “scattered like an aura” stirred by a light breeze. The image is expressive and leads us back to the notion of idealised eternal love, expressed several times by Petrarch in the Canzoniere collection of poems, one of the most important works of Italian literature. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CITTA´ del VATICANO 5 EVRO R FRANCESCO PETRARCA 1374 - 2024 |
| Edge | Discontinuous milled poligonal edge |
| Mint | R Rome, Italy (476-date) |
| Mintage | 2024 R - BU set - 8 000 2024 R - Proof - 4 300 |
| Catalog ID | 7764203750 |
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