50 Lire - John Paul II Help Prisoners, Infirms and Poors
Features
| Issuer |
Vatican City
 |
|---|---|
| Pope |
John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978-2005)
|
| Type | Circulating commemorative coins |
| Year | 1981 |
| Value | 50 Lire (50 VAL) |
| Currency | Lira (1929-2001) |
| Composition | Acmonital |
| Weight | 6.2 g |
| Diameter | 24.8 mm |
| Thickness | 1.95 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 March 2002 |
| Number | N# 12931 |
| References | KM# 157 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). Allen G. Berman; 1991. Papal Coins. Attic Books, New York City, New York, United States. |
Commemorative issue
Works of Mercy
Obverse
Pope John Paul II facing left
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M.
AN.III
MCMLXXXI
VEROI
Unabridged legend: Ioannes Paulus II Pontifex Maximus Annus III - MCMLXXXI
Translation: John Paul II Pontiff Maximum year 3 - 1981
Engraver: Guido Veroi
Reverse
Three representations of Christ: chained, infirm and naked.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CITTA DEL VATICANO
R
L.50
Translation: Vatican City
Engraver: Guido Veroi
Edge
Reeded
Mint
| R | Rome, Italy (476-date) |
Comments
Theme of the serie is the Works of Corporal Mercy from the Encyclical "Dives Misericordiae", written by John Paul II about Divine Mercy.
The representation on the coin means: "Visit the prisoners, visit the sicks and dress the poors".
The representation on the coin means: "Visit the prisoners, visit the sicks and dress the poors".
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||||
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| 1981 R | 124 000 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | $ 2.80 | AN. III (In sets) | 81% | ||||||||
| 1981 R | 116 000 | $ 3.50 | AN.III | 20% | |||||||||||
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