Vatican City 10 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II, 1979 – 1980

Temperance

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Lira (1929 – 2001)
Coin type Circulating commemorative coin
Denomination 10 Lire
Year 1979 – 1980
Ruler John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978–2005)
Composition Aluminium
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 1.6
Diameter (mm) 23.2
Thickness (mm) 1.5
Demonetized 1 March 2002

Description

10 Lire from Vatican City. Issued from 1979 to 1980. Struck in Aluminium. Measures 23.2 mm and weighs 1.6 g.

Obverse
Bust left (John Paul II Greatest Priest year 1 - 1979)
Reverse
Crowned sitted Temperance, holding a large chalice in the right hand and pointing to it with the index finger of the left hand. (Vatican City
Temperance)
Edge
Plain

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage xf au unc Comment Frequency
1980 IPZS 14K — — € 3,00 A.II 4%
1980 IPZS 156K € 2,20 € 2,40 € 2,70 A.II (in Sets only) 52%
1979 IPZS 80K — — € 3,10 A.I 7%
1979 IPZS 170K — — € 2,20 A.I (in Sets only) 60%

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