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50 Lire - Pavlvs VI
| Issuer | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The papal coat of arms of Pope Paul VI occupies the central field, surmounted by the pontifical tiara and flanked by the crossed keys of Saint Peter. The papal name and regnal year are inscribed in a circular legend around the arms, rendered in capital Latin characters with dot separators. The legend reads PAVLVS VI P.M. to the left and A.M. MCMLXXVIII to the right, denoting his title of Pontifex Maximus and the anno mundi pontifical year XVI of his reign. The design is executed in a clean, restrained neoclassical style with the coat of arms in moderate relief against a flat field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a young child walking with outstretched arms toward the kneeling figure of Christ, symbolising faith and innocence. The scene is rendered in low relief with a naturalistic, devotional style typical of mid-twentieth-century Vatican coinage. The issuer name CITTA DEL VATICANO arcs around the upper portion of the design, while the denomination L.50 appears in the lower field. The engraver's signature N. MORELLI and the inciser's mark MONASSI INC. are also present in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | N. MORELLI CITTÀ DEL VATICANO L.50 MONASSI INC. (Translation: N. MORELLI VATICAN CITY 50 LIRE MONASSI INC.) |
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