Vatican euro coins catalog with values
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Circulation euro coins of Vatican
John Paul II (1978-2005)

2 euro 2002 (2002-2005)
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2002
Coin value - 150-200 USD

1 euro 2005 (2002-2005)
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2005
Coin value - 40-50 USD

50 euro cent 2004 (2002-2005)
brass
50 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2004
Coin value - 20-25 USD

20 euro cent 2005 (2002-2005)
brass
20 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2005
Coin value - 15-20 USD

10 euro cent 2005 (2002-2005)
brass
10 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2005
Coin value - 15-20 USD

5 euro cent 2005 (2002-2005)
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO
Coin value - 15-20 USD

2 euro cent 2005 (2002-2005)
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2005
Coin value - 15-20 USD

1 euro cent 2005 (2002-2005)
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2005
Coin value - 15-20 USD
Benedict XVI (2005-2013)

2 euro 2010 (2006-2013)
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2010
Coin value - 50-60 USD

1 euro 2010 (2006-2013)
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2010
Coin value - 25-35 USD

50 euro cent 2012 (2006-2013)
brass
50 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2012
Coin value - 2-4 USD

20 euro cent 2007 (2006-2013)
brass
20 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2007
Coin value - 8-12

10 euro cent 2007 (2006-2013)
brass
10 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2007
Coin value - 8-12 USD

5 euro cent 2010 (2006-2013)
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2010
Coin value - 8-12 USD

2 euro cent 2010 (2006-2013)
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2010
Coin value - 8-12 USD

1 euro cent 2010 (2006-2013)
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2010
Coin value - 8-12 USD
Francis (since 2013)

2 euro 2014 (2014-2016)
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2014
Coin value - 40-50 USD

2 euro 2019 (2017- )
bi-metallic - nickel-brass/copper-nickel
2 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2019
Coin value - 40-50 USD

1 euro 2015 (2014-2016)
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2015
Coin value - 20-30 USD

1 euro 2019 (2017- )
bi-metallic - copper-nickel/nickel-brass
1 EURO
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2019
Coin value - 20-30 USD

50 euro cent 2014 (2014-2016)
brass
50 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2014
Coin value - 2-4 USD

50 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
brass
50 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 2-4 USD

20 euro cent 2014 (2014-2016)
brass
20 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2014
Coin value - 8-12 USD

20 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
brass
20 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 5-10 USD

10 euro cent 2015 (2014-2016)
brass
10 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2015
Coin value - 15-20 USD

10 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
brass
10 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 10-15 USD

5 euro cent 2015 (2014-2016)
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2015
Coin value - 5-10 USD

5 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
copper plated steel
5 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 5-8 USD

2 euro cent 2015 (2014-2016)
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2015
Coin value - 15-25 USD

2 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
copper plated steel
2 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 5-8 USD

1 euro cent 2014 (2014-2016)
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO 2014
Coin value - 15-25 USD

1 euro cent 2019 (2017- )
copper plated steel
1 EURO CENT
CITTA DEL VATICANO / 2019
Coin value - 5-8 USD
Commemorative euro coins of Vatican - chart with prices
Year | Face value | Mintage | Theme | Alloy | Diameter (mm) | Weight (gr) | Price in Euro |
2004 | 2 | 85000 | 75 years of Vatican State formation | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 130 |
2005 | 2 | 100000 | 20th International Day of Catalytic Youth in Cologne | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 220 |
2006 | 2 | 100000 | 500 years of the Swiss Guard (Vatican Guard) | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 130 |
2007 | 2 | 100000 | 80 years of Pope Benedict XVI | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 90 |
2008 | 2 | 106084 | The Apostle Paul's Year | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 70 |
2009 | 2 | 106084 | International Year of Astronomy | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 70 |
2010 | 2 | 115000 | Year of priests | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 50 |
2011 | 2 | 115000 | XXVI World Youth Day in Madrid | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 50 |
2012 | 2 | 115000 | VII World Meeting of Families in Milan | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 50 |
2013 | 2 | 125000 | Vacant throne | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 50 |
2013 | 2 | 115000 | XXVIII World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2014 | 2 | 103000 | 25 years of the fall of the Berlin Wall | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2015 | 2 | 94000 | VIII World Family Meeting in Philadelphia | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2016 | 2 | 80000 | 200 years of the Vatican Gendarmerie | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2016 | 2 | 80000 | Holy Year of Mercy | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2017 | 2 | 80000 | 100th anniversary of the Appearance of the Virgin Mary in the city of Fatima | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2017 | 2 | 80000 | 1950th anniversary of the martyrdom of Saints Peter and Paul | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 40 |
2018 | 2 | 76000 | 50 years since the death of Padre Pio | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2018 | 2 | 76000 | European Year of Cultural Heritage | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2019 | 2 | 69000 | 25 years since the completion of the restoration of the Sistine Chapel | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2019 | 2 | 70000 | 90th anniversary of the founding of the city-state of the Vatican | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2019 | 5 | 15000 | XXXIV World Youth Day in Panama | bimetallic | 26 | 8,5 | 65 |
2020 | 2 | 65000 | 500 years from the bottom of the death of Raphael (artist) | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2020 | 2 | 65000 | The 100th Anniversary of the Birth of John Paul 2 | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 50 |
2020 | 5 | 5000 | 250 years since the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven | bimetallic | 26 | 8,5 | 70 |
2020 | 10 | 43000 | Pieta Michelangelo "The Mourning of Christ" | copper | 32 | 15 | 14 |
2021 | 2 | 69000 | 450 years since the birth of Caravaggio | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2021 | 2 | 69000 | VII centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2021 | 5 | 4300 | V centenary of the death of Pope Leo X | bimetallic | 26 | 8,5 | 75 |
2021 | 20 | 26500 | St. Peter | copper | 32 | 15 | 30 |
2022 | 2 | 67000 | 125 years since the birth of Pope Paul VI | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2022 | 2 | 67000 | 25 years since the death of Mother Teresa from Calcutta | bimetallic | 25,75 | 8,5 | 35 |
2022 | 5 | 4300 | 100 years since the death of Pope Benedict XV | bimetallic | 27,5 | 9,5 | 75 |
2022 | 20 | 26500 | Basilica of St. Peter | copper | 32 | 15 | 35 |
Vatican euro coins description
Vatican City State (Latin Status
Civitatis Vatican, Italian Stato della Citta del Vaticano)
Capital: Vatican
City Area: 0.44 km2
Population: 839 (2013)
Official languages: Latin, Italian
Monetary unit before the introduction of the euro: Vatican lira = 100 centesimo,
Italian lira = 100 centesimo
of the euro: from 1
January 1999 in cash, from 1 January 2002 in cash
Head of State: Pope of Rome
Form of government: elective monarchy
The Vatican City State is not a member of
the European Union, however, despite this, on the territory of this state, the
euro is still the official currency.
The fact is that the Italian lira for
many years was a full-fledged monetary unit on the territory of this dwarf
enclave state. After the formation in 1929 by the Lateran Accords
of the independent Vatican City State, which is a sovereign territory
administered by the Holy See, and on the basis of the exchange agreement between
the Vatican and Italy of December 3, 1991, on December 29, 2000 between the
Vatican and Italy on behalf of The European Union signed a monetary agreement. According
to him, the microstate received the right to issue euro coins and use the
euro as the state currency.
Later, already on December 17, 2009, a
direct monetary agreement was concluded between the Vatican and the European
Union. It entered into force on January 1, 2010. According to it,
the Vatican must put at least 51% of its annual quota into circulation. For
this purpose, the permitted fixed quota of issued coins for the Vatican was
increased from 1.1 million in 2009 to 2.3 million in 2010. At the same time, it
was decided to put 50-euro cent coins into circulation first.
The issue of coins of the Vatican is
managed by the Philatelic and Numismatic Department. They are
minted by the State Polygraphic Institute and the Italian Mint.
Traditionally, the portrait of the
current pope is depicted on the coins of the Vatican. During the
absence of the pontiff on the Holy See (in the event of his death or
abdication), the so-called period of the Vacant Throne (lat. Sede Vacante)
begins. For such an event, the Vatican issues coins and postage
stamps of a special type with the coat of arms of the acting cardinal - the
camerlengo 15 .
During 2002-2014 The Vatican
issued four types of coins.
Even before the introduction of the euro,
since 1981, the Vatican lyre depicted a portrait of John Paul II by the Italian
sculptor and medalist Guido Veroi (Guido Veroi, 1926-2013). He
designed many coins for Italy, the Vatican and San Marino. For the
national side of the 2002 Vatican euro coins, Guido Veroi has revised his own
work from 1981, taking into account the change in the appearance of the pope
over the years.
After the death of John Paul II on April
2, 2005, in the autumn of that year, a special set of coins was issued, known as
the Sede Vacante. During the Sede Vacante period, the Camerlengo of
the Roman Catholic Church becomes the chief steward.
It is his coat of arms that is depicted
on the coins traditionally issued by the Vatican during the period of anarchy
since the Middle Ages.
Between April 5, 1993 and April 4, 2007,
Cardinal Eduardo Martínez Somalo of Spain held the position of Camerlengo. It
is his coat of arms that is placed on the Vatican euro coins of the second type. These
coins were designed by the Italian artist and engraver Daniela Longo.
Since 2006, a portrait of the 265th Pope
Benedict XVI, elected at the conclave on April 24, 2005, has already appeared on
Vatican euro coins. This portrait is also by Daniela Longo.
After the self-denial of Benedict XVI on
March 13, 2013, a new pope was elected, he was a priest from Argentina, Jorge
Mario Bergoglio, who took the name Francis (lat. Franciscus PP).
In March 2014, Vatican euro coins of the fourth type were issued with a portrait
of Pope Francis.
Vatican Annual Set 2014
Camerlengo of the Roman Catholic
Church (it. Camerlengo, lat. Camerarius) is one of the highest court positions
under the Holy See. He heads the Apostolic Chamber and has secular
administrative functions. During the period of the Vacant See, the
chamber-lengo is obliged to monitor the maintenance of the secular and property
rights of the Holy See. The position appeared in the 11th century. several artists. So the
design of coins with a face value of 1, 2 and 5 euro cents was developed by
Gabriella Titotto, Orietta Rossi (born 1968) worked on the coins of the average
denomination, and the author of the project for 1 and 2 euros is Patrizio
Daniele (Patrizio Daniele, born 1968). 1984).