500 Lire - John Paul II East Europe Evangelization

Features

Issuer	Vatican City
Pope	John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978-2005)
Type	Circulating commemorative coins
Year	1990
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# 14134
References	KM# 225 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 222 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes). , Berman# 3573 Allen G. Berman; 1991. Papal Coins. Attic Books, New York City, New York, United States.

Commemorative issue

The Christianity and New Europe

Obverse

Bust left

Script: Latin

Lettering: IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. A.XII MCMXC

Unabridged legend: IOANNES PAVLVS II PONTIFEX MAXIMUS ANNUS XII MCMXC

Translation: John Paul II Supreme Pontiff Year 12 1990

Engraver: Angelo Canevari

Reverse

Jesus flanked by kneeling Saints Cyril and Methodius, evangelizers of the Slavic peoples and co-patrons of Europe

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO
L. 500

Translation: Vatican City

Engraver: Angelo Canevari

Edge

Segmented reeding

Mint

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