Vatican City 200 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II, 1998

The North helps the South

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Lira (1929 – 2001)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 200 Lire
Year 1998
Ruler John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978–2005)
Composition Bronzital
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 24
Thickness (mm) 1.65
Demonetized 1 March 2002

Description

200 Lire from Vatican City. Issued in 1998. Struck in Bronzital. Measures 24 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Bust right holding pastoral (John Paul 2nd Supreme Pontiff Year 20 1998)
Reverse
Allegory of the North, the richest world, helping the South, the poorest world. The coin is divided into two parts by a horizontal line: the North is represented at the top, with various buildings and a male kneeling figure who helps to get up another male figure, placed in the southern hemisphere, represented with sea and land. (Vatican City)
Edge
Reeded

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage xf au unc Comment Frequency
1998 R 28.5K € 2,20 € 3,30 € 4,40 A. XX

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