Vatican City 1939 5 centesimi

from the Tom Fitzgerald Collection

This type was issued 1939-41 for Pius XII, the second pope to rule over the newly independent Vatican City. It is common. The denomination was terminated in 1946.

Recorded mintage: 62,000.

Specification: aluminum bronze, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 22, Ber-3385.

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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