Medal - Second Vatican Council Vatican II

€2.00
LocationVatican City
Year1962-1966
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver (.925)
Weight5.12 g
Diameter19.91 mm
Thickness2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain The mint was *264 AR  MONILART S.P.A. (defunct as of 1998), LOCALITA LA CASELLA CAPO-LONA (AREZZO) Italy. The grade/purity is 925. The distributor/producer was La Numismatica Ticinese (LNT), on Rome`s Via Marsala, as described in a NYT article
Period
NoticeGuido Veroi
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionConjoined busts wearing mitre facing left, surrounded by the legend.
Obverse letteringIOANNES . XXIII . ET . PAVLVS . VI *
(Translation: JOHN XXIII AND PAUL VI)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionPope Paul VI blesses a group of bishops at the closure of the council, surrounded by the legend, mint marks etc.
Reverse letteringCONCILIO VATICANO II CLAUSO
(Translation: VATICAN COUNCIL II CLOSED)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1962-1966)  - Proof -
Catalog ID6308016680
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