500 Lire - John Paul II Cain slaying Abel

Features

Issuer	Vatican City
Pope	John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978-2005)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1995
Value	500 Lire (500 VAL)
Currency	Lira (1929-2001)
Composition	Bimetallic: bronzital centre in acmonital ring
Weight	6.8 g
Diameter	25.8 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	1 March 2002
Number	N# 12170
References	KM# 267 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).

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Commemorative issue

Encyclical Letter "Evangelium Vitae"

Obverse

Bust left

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.XVII·MCMXCV ***

Unabridged legend: IOANNES PAVLVS II PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNUS XVII MCMXCV

Translation: John Paul II Supreme Pontiff Year 17 1995

Engraver: Eugenio Driutti

Designer: Enrico Manfrini

Reverse

Cain killing Abel with club

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO
R L.500

Translation: Vatican City

Engraver: Eugenio Driutti

Designer: Enrico Manfrini

Edge

Segmented reeding

Mint

R	Rome, Italy (476-date)

Present in sets

1995 Vatican Mint Set

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Date	Mintage	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1995 R	425 000	$ 4.80	$ 4.80	$ 4.80	$ 5.80	A. XVII	94%
1995 R	35 000				$ 7.30	A. XVII (In sets)	5%

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