Modify or add data on this page

10 Lire - John Paul II Give Drink To The Thirsty

10 Lire - John Paul II (Give Drink To The Thirsty) - obverse10 Lire - John Paul II (Give Drink To The Thirsty) - reverse

© tolnomur (CC BY-NC-SA)

Features

Issuer Vatican City
Pope John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978-2005)
Type Circulating commemorative coins
Year 1981
Value 10 Lire (10 VAL)
Currency Lira (1929-2001)
Composition Aluminium
Weight 1.6 g
Diameter 23.3 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 March 2002
Number
N#
12100
References KM# 155
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Berman# 3512
Allen G. Berman; 1991. Papal Coins. Attic Books, New York City, New York, United States.

Commemorative issue

Works of Mercy

Obverse

Bust left

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.III MCMLXXXI

Unabridged legend: Ioannes Paulus II Pontifex MAximus Annus III - MCMLXXXI

Translation: John Paul II Pontiff Maximum year 3 - 1981

Engraver: Guido Veroi

Reverse

The Samaritan woman offering a drink to Jesus sitted on a well.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO
L.10
R

Translation: Vatican City

Engraver: Guido Veroi

Edge

Plain

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.

Present in sets

See also

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1981 R 46 000 $ 2.30 $ 3.10 $ 3.40 AN. III 23%
1981 R 124 000 $ 2.50 $ 2.50 $ 2.50 AN. III (In sets) 79%

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this coin

Members from this site want to exchange it: zdravko, MicheleTN, djbroth, Yurek70, Bambas, Carletto, Purnac, Coin Pioneer, DrHugo, ukrpost, lumome

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×199)
Country: Croatia
Languages: EN, HR
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×225)
Languages: EN, IT
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×260)
Country: United States
Languages: EN
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×66)
Country: Poland
Languages: EN, PL
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×389)
Country: Italy
Languages: EN, ES, IT
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×154)
Languages: IT, EN
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×96)
Country: Italy
Languages: EN, IT
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×160)
Country: Germany
Languages: EN, NL, DE, IT
Feedback: none
Country: Poland
Languages: EN, PL
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×161)
Country: Ukraine
Languages: EN, UK
Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×32)
Languages: IT, EN

» See the details of the coins available for swap

Numista Rarity index: 20 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Discuss or ask a question

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a set with this type
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Cite this page: https://numista.com/12100 (copy permalink) Permalink copied
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)