Vatican City 1930 5 lire

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from the Stack's Bowers 2024 ANA sale, part of lot 42450
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This specimen was part of lot 42450 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"Exceptionally Rare Post-Lateran Specimen Set, ITALY. Papal (Vatican City). Specimen Set (8 Pieces), 1930 Year IX. Rome Mint. Pius XI. All PCGS Certified. ...2) 5 Lire. PCGS SPECIMEN-65. ...INCREDIBLY RARE in specimen quality and as a complete set, this wondrous array of glistening Gems provides immense ocular satisfaction and emanates from the first year following the Lateran Treaty and the settling of the longstanding 'Roman question.'"

The king of Italy invaded and annexed the Papal States in 1870. Normal relations with the Italian government were not restored until Mussolini signed a concordat in 1929, granting the Pope sovereignty over Vatican City. Coinage began that year, struck at the Rome mint. Coins are issued for the Vatican City in symbolic amounts but as they are eagerly saved as souvenirs by tourists, they are not in short supply for collectors. This type, struck 1929-37 for Pius XI, is common as Papal coins go. The Vatican five lire was reduced to aluminum in 1947. The lira was retired in 1999 when Italy joined the euro.

Recorded mintage: 50,000.

Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Berman-3355, KM-7.

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]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, August 2024 Global Showcase Auction, World & Ancient Coins, featuring The Emilio M. Ortiz Collection, The Richard Margolis Collection and The Rutherford Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2024.

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