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500 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Social Doctrine
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1991 |
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| Composition | Silver (.835) |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter bust of Pope John Paul II facing right, depicted in papal vestments including zucchetto and decorated stole, his clasped hands pressed in prayer against a large processional cross that dominates the upper portion of the field. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine engraved detail on the vestments. The circular Latin legend runs along the upper rim, with the engraver's name VEROI inscribed at lower left. |
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| Reverse description | A tall Latin cross rising from a stylized architectural cityscape occupies the centre of the field, with bold radiating lines emanating from behind the cross suggesting divine light or solar rays. Schematic renderings of urban buildings and structures appear in the lower portion of the field, evoking a modern city in a graphic, abstract style. The denomination L.500 appears in large numerals at the lower right, while the circular legend CITTA DEL VATICANO runs along the upper rim. The mint mark R appears in the field to the right of the cross base. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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