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500 Lire - Sede Vacante
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1978 |
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| Composition | Silver (.835) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts a descending dove representing the Holy Spirit, rendered with outstretched wings and radiating beams of light emanating from the bird in all directions, filling the upper field with dramatic sunburst effect. Below the central motif, a horizontal legend in two lines reads STATO * DELLA * CITTA' * DEL * VATICANO *, identifying the issuing state. The denomination * L. 500 * appears prominently in the lower field, flanked by star ornaments. The upper circular legend * VENI * SANCTE * SPIRITUS * follows the rim, invoking the Holy Spirit. |
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| Mintage | 1978 ZI - - 309,500 1978 ZI - In Official Box - 190,500 |
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