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10 000 Lire - Ioannes Paulus II Jerusalem

2000 year
Silver (.835) 22 g 34 mm
Description
Issuer
Vatican City
Pope
John Paul II (Ioannes Paulus II) (1978-2005)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2000
Value
10 000 Lire (10 000&nbspVAL)
Currency
Lira (1929-2001)
Composition
Silver (.835)
Weight
22 g
Diameter
34 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized
1 March 2002
Updated
2024-10-09
References
Numista
N#52436
Rarity index
76%

Reverse

Personification of Jerusalem holding a Holy Sepulcher Cathedral model in the left hand, and a scepter with the religious symbols of Christans, Muslims and Ebrews in the right one

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO
ANNO SANTO DEL 2000
GERUSALEMME
L.10000 R 2000 VEROI
E. L. FRAPICCINI INC

Translation:
Vatican City State
Holy Year 2000
Jerusalem

Engraver: Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini

Designer: Guido Veroi

Edge

Segmented reeding
6 smooth segments - 6 reeded segments (9 grooves each)

Interesting fact

One interesting fact about this coin is that it features a portrait of Pope John Paul II on one side and an image of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on the other. This coin was issued to commemorate the Pope's visit to the Holy Land in the year 2000.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2000 R 30000 - - - - - -

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