| Issuer | Vatican City |
| Year | 1939-1941 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Lire (5 VAL) |
| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Dimensions | 23 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Engraver(s) | Aurelio Mistruzzi |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#28 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of Pope Pius XII |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PIVS·XII·PONTIFEX·MAXIMUS·ANNO·II
MISTRUZZI (Translation: Pius XII Pontificate (Pope), Greatest, Year 2 (of his reign),) |
| Reverse description | Saint Peter in a small boat on violent waters. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | STATO DELLA CITTA` DEL VATICANO
L·5 1940 (Translation: State of Vatican City) |
| Edge | Lettered |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1939 - I - 100 000 1940 - II - 100 000 1941 - III - 4 000 |
| Catalog ID | 8099556130 |
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