500 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Sharing

€1.00
IssuerVatican City
Year1998
TypeCommemorative circulation coin
Value500 Lire (500 VAL)
CurrencyLira (1929-2001)
CompositionBimetallic: bronzital centre in acmonital ring
Weight6.8 g
Dimensions25.8 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Luciana De Simoni
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#298
Obverse descriptionBust right holding pastoral
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.XX MCMXCVIII
(Translation: John Paul 2nd Supreme Pontiff Year 20 1998)
Reverse descriptionTwo male figures in a wheat field exchanging a wheat ear and an olive branch
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCITTA` DEL VATICANO R L.500
(Translation: Vatican City)
EdgeSegmented reeding
MintR
Rome, Italy (476-date)
Mintage1998  - A. XX - 75 000
1998  - A. XX (In sets only) - 28 500
Catalog ID8119903640
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