50 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Help Prisoners, Infirms and Poors

€1.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1981
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value50 Lire (50 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionAcmonital
Weight6.2 g
Dimensions24.8 mm
Thickness1.95 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Guido Veroi
In circulation to1 March 2002
Reference(s) KM#157
Obverse descriptionPope John Paul II facing left
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.III MCMLXXXI VEROI
(Translation: John Paul II Pontiff Maximum year 3 - 1981)
Reverse descriptionThree representations of Christ: chained, infirm and naked.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCITTA DEL VATICANO R L.50
(Translation: Vatican City)
EdgeReeded
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1981 R - AN. III (In sets only) - 124 000
1981 R - AN.III - 116 000
Catalog ID1061480070
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