Vatican City 100 Lire - Ioannes XXIII, 1959 – 1962

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Lira (1929 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 100 Lire
Year 1959 – 1962
Ruler John XXIII (Ioannes XXIII) (1958–1963)
Composition Acmonital
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 8
Diameter (mm) 27.75
Thickness (mm) 2
Demonetized 1 March 2002

Description

100 Lire from Vatican City. Issued from 1959 to 1962. Struck in Acmonital. Measures 27.75 mm and weighs 8 g.

Obverse
Pope John XXIII facing left with regnal year below. (JOHN XXIII supreme pontiff
regnal year 3)
Reverse
Fides (Roman godess of Trust) en face holding a cross and calice dividing nominal value and year. Legend in Italian above. Designer to the left of the right foot. Name of godess below. (City of the Vatican
Faith)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage f vf xf au unc Comment Frequency
1962  783K — € 2,00 € 2,00 € 2,10 € 2,20 AN·IV (KM# 64.2) 33%
1961  783K — € 2,00 € 2,00 € 2,00 € 2,60 AN·III (KM# 64.2) 35%
1960  783K € 1,10 € 2,30 € 2,30 € 2,30 € 2,30 AN·II (KM# 64.2) 39%
1959  783K — € 2,00 € 2,00 € 2,10 € 3,10 AN·I (KM# 64.1) 46%

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