Vatican City 5 Lire - Pivs XI, 1929 – 1937

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Vatican City Vatican City
Currency Lira (1929 – 2001)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination 5 Lire
Year 1929 – 1937
Ruler Pius XI (1922–1939)
Composition Silver (.835)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5
Diameter (mm) 23
Demonetized Yes

Description

5 Lire from Vatican City. Issued from 1929 to 1937. Struck in Silver (.835). Measures 23 mm and weighs 5 g.

Obverse
Left facing portrait of Pope Pius XI. (Pius XI Pontifex Maximus, greatest priest, Year XI (11) of papacy
A. MISTRUZZI(Engraver))
Reverse
Saint Peter in a boat during a storm on the Sea of Galilee. (STATO DELLA CITTA' DEL VATICANO (State name of Vatican City))
Edge
Lettered

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vf xf au Comment Frequency
1937  40K — € 11,00 — XVI 18%
1936  40K € 10,00 € 10,00 — XV 24%
1935  20K — — — XIV 11%
1934  30K — € 14,00 — XIII 18%
1932  50K € 11,00 € 19,00 — XI 27%
1931  50K € 15,00 € 15,00 € 15,00 X 25%
1930  50K € 11,00 € 15,00 — IX 25%
1929  10K — — — VIII 12%

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