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VA-2008-0013

VA-2008-0013

50 Euro – The Pieta by Michelangelo (2008)

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Title / Occasion	The Pieta by Michelangelo
Country	Vatican City State
Ruler (Dates)	Benedict XVI (2005-2013)
Denomination	50 Euro
Year of Issue	2008
Material	Gold
Fineness	Au .917
Size (mm)	28.00
Weight	15.00 g
Shape	Round
Edge	Reeded
Quality	Proof
Mint	Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Roma
Mintmark	R
Mintage	2930
Series	Masterpieces of Sculpture
Designer	Rossi, Orietta

Description obverse

BENEDICTVS XVI PONT.MAX. A. IV-MMVIII, profile of the pope.

Description reverse

50 EURO CITTA' DEL VATICANO, Michelangelo's Pietà, half of the collonade of the St. Peter's Basilica.

Reference

Vatican City State. 50 Euro (Gold) 2008, Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato Roma. CoCo VA-2008-0013.

Tags: Architecture, Euro, Popes, Works of Art

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