Vatican City 1939 10 lire KM-29

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Sincona sale 51, part of lot 3640

This specimen was part of lot 3640 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), which sold for 900 CHF (about US$1,086 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Kirchenstaat, Pius XII. 1939-1958. Lot 1946 ANNO VIII. 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire, 1 Lira, 50 Centesimi, 20 Centesimi, 10 Centesimi, 5 Centesimi. 1947 ANNO IX. 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire, 1 Lira. 1948 ANNO X. 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire, 1 Lira. 1949 ANNO IV. 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire, 1 Lira. 1950 IVB. 10 Lire, 5 Lire, 2 Lire, 1 Lira. 1946: Teilweise sehr selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Papal States, Pius XII, 1939-58, mixed lot, including a 1939 ten lire. Some very rare, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

This type was issued 1939-41 for Pius XII, the second pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common.

Recorded mintage: 10,000.

Specification: 10 g, 0.835 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 29, Ber-3374.

Source:

  • Berman, Allen G., Papal Coins, South Salem, NY: Attic Books, 1991.
  • Gigante, Fabio, Gigante 2016: Catalogo Nazionale delle Monete Italiano Dal '700 All'Euro, 24a ed. Varese, Italy, 2015.
  • Montenegro, Eupremio, Montenegro 2015: Manuale del Collezionista di Monete Italiane, 30 ed., Torino, Italy: Montenegro s.a.s., 2014.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.

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