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50 Centesimi - Pivs XII
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1942-1946 |
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| Diameter | 24.2 mm |
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| Reverse description | The allegorical figure of Justice is depicted seated facing three-quarters left in the centre of the field, draped in classical robes. She holds in her left hand an open tablet inscribed with the Laws, and in her right hand a balance scale. The word IVSTITIA is divided across the lower field flanking the figure, reading IVS to the left and TIA to the right. The circular legend STATO DELLA CITTA DEL VATICANO runs along the upper periphery, while the denomination CMI 50 appears in the exergue, accompanied by the engraver's signature MISTRUZZI. |
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| Mintage | 1942 - (fr) IV - 180,000 1943 - (fr) V - 1,000 1944 - (fr) VI - 1,000 1945 - (fr) VII - 1,000 1946 - (fr) VIII - 1,000 |
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Vatican coinage was suspended entirely after 1939 following the death of Pius XI, resuming only in 1942 under Pius XII — the delay itself a reflection of wartime disruption to the papal mint's operations. These stainless steel issues replaced the earlier nickel alloys as strategic metal shortages forced substitutions across virtually every European mint during the war years.
The 1942–1946 run encompasses some of the most turbulent years in the history of Vatican City, including the German occupation of Rome from September 1943.