25 Euro – 450th Anniversary of the Birth of Caravaggio (2021)

VA 25 Euro 2021 RVA 25 Euro 2021 R
Image source: Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico Vaticano

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Description obverse

Coat of arms and motto of Pope Francis. MMXXI, FRANCICVS PP. ANNO IX

Description reverse

Depiction of "The Deposition", painted by Caravaggio between 1602 and 1604 for the church of Santa Maria in Vallicella, now on display in the Pinacoteca of the Vatican Museums. CARAVAGGIO 1571-2021, CITTA' DEL VATICANO, EURO 25




Reference

Vatican City State. 25 Euro (Silver) 2021, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Roma. CoCo VA-2021-0008.