Vatican City 1937 5 lire

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from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection
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This type was issued 1929-37 for Pius XI, the first pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common. It matches the weight and fineness of a pre-WWI Italian lira or French franc.

Recorded mintage: 40,000.

Specification: 5 g, .835 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 7, Ber-3355.

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.

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