1000 Lire – Vatican City
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Meeting of Pope with Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarch
Vatican City
Context
Year: 2000
Issuer: Vatican City 
Ruler: John Paul II
Currency:
(1929—2001)
Demonetization: 1 March 2002
Total mintage: 26,000
Material
References
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Numista: #18674
Value
Exchange value: 1000 VAL
Obverse
Description:
Pope John Paul II and Patriarch Bartholomew I praying, each holding a crucifix.
Inscription:
IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. A. XXII - AN. IVB. MM.
Translation:
John Paul II, Pontifex Maximus, Year 22 - Jubilee Year 2000.
Script: Latin
Language: Latin
Engraver: Laura Bedetti
Designer: Cecco Bonanotte
Reverse
Description:
Heraldic emblem
Inscription:
CITTA' DEL VATICANO L. 1000
R
R
Translation:
Vatican City 1000 Lire
Script: Latin
Language: Italian
Engraver: Laura Bedetti
Designer: Cecco Bonanotte
Edge
Segmented reeding (3 segments, 23 grooves each)
🌟 Uncommon