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Year for Priests, Reverse
Reverse
Year for Priests, Obverse
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Year for Priests

2010Vatican City
Market valueestimate based on Numista data, UNC grade
€40

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Mintage115,000
Qualityuncirculated (circulation)
Weight8.5 g
Diameter25.75 mm
Issued1 October 2010
Issuing countryVatican City
About the coin

The coin commemorates the Year for Priests, proclaimed by Pope Benedict XVI to run from of 19 June 2009 to 19 June 2010, that was concluded with an international gathering of priests attended by the pope. The coin features a shepherd pulling a lamb from a lion’s mouth. The coin’s outer ring bears the 12 stars of the European Union.

Text: European Central Bank (ecb.europa.eu)
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