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50 Euro Cent Paul VI
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2005 |
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| Diameter | 24.3 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Pope Paul VI wearing a zucchetto and ornate papal vestments, rendered in high relief with fine detail on the embroidered cope. The circular Latin legend PAULUS VI PONT. MAX. runs along the upper periphery, divided by the truncation of the bust. The portrait is modelled in a classical commemorative style consistent with Vatican coinage traditions of the mid-twentieth century. |
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| Obverse lettering | PAULUS VI PONT. MAX (Translation: Paul 6th Supreme Pontiff) |
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Paul VI died in 1978, meaning this coin was issued nearly three decades after his death — part of the Vatican's practice of retrospectively commemorating past pontiffs during sede vacante periods or transitional years. 2005 was exactly that: the death of John Paul II in April and the subsequent election of Benedict XVI created two distinct Vatican issues for that calendar year, making the full 2005 set unusually difficult to complete.