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50 Lire - Ioannes XXIII Prova
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1959-1962 |
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| Composition | Silver (.986) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing full-length figure of Hope (Spes) facing front, draped in long flowing robes, with right arm extended outward and left hand resting on a long anchor set vertically in the field. The denomination L.50 appears to the right of the figure, accompanied by the inscription PROVA Ag. 986 denoting trial status and silver fineness. The date 1961 is positioned in the lower left field, with the engraver's name GIAMPAOLI visible along the lower left rim. The legend CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs around the upper periphery, and the word SPES is inscribed along the lower exergue. The fields display rich multicolored toning characteristic of high-grade silver proof strikes. |
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| Reverse lettering | CITTA DEL VATICANO L.50 PROVA Ag. 986 1961 SPES (Translation: Vatican City 50 Lire Trial Silver .986 Hope) |
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