5 Euro (Francesco Petrarca) – Vatican City
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: 650th Anniversary of the death of Francesco Petrarca
Vatican City
Context
Material
Diameter: 27.5 mm
Weight: 9.5 g
Shape: Hexadecagonal
Technique: Milled
Alignment: Medal alignment
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References
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Numista: #413786
Value
Exchange value: 5 EUR = $5.91
Obverse
Description:
Pope Francis's stylized coat of arms.
Inscription:
• FRANCISCVS PONT. MAX.•
ANNO XII - MMXXIV
IHS
MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO
DI MAVLO
Inc. DE SETA
ANNO XII - MMXXIV
IHS
MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO
DI MAVLO
Inc. DE SETA
Translation:
FRANCIS, SUPREME PONTIFF.
YEAR XII - 2024
IHS
HAVING MERCY, HE CHOSE HIM
FROM MAULO
Inc. DE SETA
YEAR XII - 2024
IHS
HAVING MERCY, HE CHOSE HIM
FROM MAULO
Inc. DE SETA
Script: Latin
Engraver: Valerio De Seta
Designer: Gabriele Di Maulo
Reverse
Description:
On the coin's reverse, Petrarch offers a laurel branch to Laura, whose angelic, wind-stirred figure embodies the idealized eternal love celebrated in his Canzoniere.
Inscription:
CITTA' del VATICANO
5 EVRO
R
FRANCESCO PETRARCA
1374 - 2024
5 EVRO
R
FRANCESCO PETRARCA
1374 - 2024
Script: Latin
Engraver: Valerio De Seta
Designer: Gabriele Di Maulo
Edge
Discontinuous milled poligonal edge
💎 Very Rare