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50 Euro - Franciscus War and Peace
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 2024 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse employs a two-plane technique contrasting satin and polished gold surfaces to heighten visual impact. The central design, conceived by artist Chiara Principe, is bisected by a single continuous element that transitions from barbed wire on the left, symbolising war and suffering, into an olive branch on the right, representing peace and renewal. In the left field, behind the barbed wire, a male figure bearing a rifle is depicted against a background of smoke and ruins. In the right foreground, a father and young child holding a flower observe two birds in flight against an open sky. The denomination 50 EURO and the inscription CITTA' DEL VATICANO appear in the field, with the Rome Mint mark R. |
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Issued under Pope Francis, this coin is part of the Vatican's annual gold program, which has operated continuously since the pontificate of John Paul II and functions as a primary revenue source for the Holy See through collector premiums rather than circulation. The "War and Peace" theme in 2024 reflects Francis's repeated public interventions on the conflicts in Ukraine and Gaza — he has been notably more vocal on both than his immediate predecessors were on comparable crises.
KM#601 is struck at the Italian Mint (Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato) in Rome under agreement with Vatican City.