1500 Shillings (Happy Birthday Pope Francis) 2016 front 1500 Shillings (Happy Birthday Pope Francis) 2016 back
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1500 Shillings Happy Birthday Pope Francis

2016 year
Gold (.9999) 0.5 g 11.0 mm
Description
Location
Tanzania
Issuing company
CIT
Period
Republic (1964-date)
Type
Non-circulating coin
Year
2016
Value
1500 Shilingi 1500 TZS = USD 0.55
Currency
Shilling (1966-date)
Composition
Gold (.9999)
Weight
0.5 g
Diameter
11.0 mm
Thickness
0.45 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-10-08
References
Numista
N#194010
Rarity index
95%

Reverse

Pope Francis

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY POPE FRANCIS
2016
80 YEARS ANNIVERSARY

Comment

On December 17th, 2016 Pope Francis celebrated his 80th birthday. The head of the roman catholic church was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1936. However, the origins of his family lie in Italy.

Interesting fact

The 1500 Shillings (Happy Birthday Pope Francis) 2016 gold coin has a unique feature - it has a rectangular shape, unlike most coins which are round.

Price

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
2016  15000 - - - - - -

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