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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Clinker, post: 1043694, member: 6229&quot;]Because of all the events at Vatican City covered by the television news medium, you know all about the fact that the Vatican relies upon a special Swiss Guard for its safety and defense, but do you know how long that duty has been taking place?</p><p><br /></p><p>504 years! (this being 2010 AD).</p><p><br /></p><p>2006 was the 500th anniversary of the institution of the Vatican&#039;s Swiss Pontifical Guard - 500 years, 5 centuries!&nbsp; Impressive, right?</p><p><br /></p><p>Did you know Vatican City authorized the issue of a coin Commemorating that anniversary?&nbsp; They did (16,000 proofs and 85,000 business strikes).</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp;The coin is a 2 Euro bi-metallic (brass center on a copper-nickel ring) . Here&#039;s a photo courtesy of&nbsp; Don&#039;s World Coin Gallery and the European Central Bank:</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; <a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/188-2e06&amp;desc=Vatican%20km394%202%20Euro%20(2006)%20Swiss%20Guard&amp;query=Vatican%20Swiss%20Guard" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine.php?image=nmc3/188-2e06&amp;desc=Vatican%20km394%202%20Euro%20(2006)%20Swiss%20Guard&amp;query=Vatican%20Swiss%20Guard" rel="nofollow"><b>2006 VATICAN CITY 2 EUROS - SWISS PONTIFICAL GUARD</b></a></p><p><br /></p><p>Thought you&#039;d like know...</p><p><br /></p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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