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50 000 Lire - John Paul II Santa Maria Maggiore
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#301, Gigante#311 |
| Obverse description | Left-facing three-quarter bust of Pope John Paul II in papal vestments, his right hand raised in blessing and his left hand holding a processional cross. To his right in the field, a relief depiction of the Holy Door (Porta Santa), referencing the approaching Jubilee Year 2000. The engraver's signature 'E. Driutti' appears to the left of the effigy, and 'Contri' is incuse in the lower field. The circumferential Latin legend reads '·IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M.A.XX·MCMXCVIII·' along the upper arc and '·A.MM IVBILAEO ADVENIENTE·' along the lower arc, separated by centrally positioned bullet stops. |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of the Virgin Mary as Theotokos (Madonna and Child) in the Byzantine-Romanesque style, closely inspired by the celebrated mosaic icon of the Salus Populi Romani venerated in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome. The Virgin is shown frontally, nimbed with a cross-bearing halo, robed in draped garments, and cradling the Christ Child before her. A rosette ornament appears to the left in the field. The legend 'CITTA DEL VATICANO' arcs across the upper field, flanked by an apostrophe mark; the date '1998' and the Rome mint mark 'R' appear to the lower right, with the denomination 'L. 50000' inscribed along the lower arc. |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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