Vatican City

Hello, gentlemans. I want to share my coins of the Vatican City with you today.
I like these coins, because it"s very nice coins. With unusual design and interesting History.

 

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Monetary system of the Papal State was very inconvenient until 1860. Much more inconvenient than old English monetary system.
5 quattrini = 1 baiocco.
5 baiocci = 1 grosso.
6 grossi = 4 carlini = 3 giullio = 3 paoli = 1 testone.
14 carlini = 1 piastre.
100 baiocci = 1 scudo.
10 testone = 1 doppia.

 

How about some pics

 

1. 1 baiocco 1850, copper, mintage - 4681000. Pius IX (1846-1878).
2. 2 baiocci 1849, copper, mintage - unknown.

 

Nice coins!! Thanks for sharing

 

After the Decimal monetary reform monetary system of the Papal State become a rather simple: 5 centesimi = 1 soldo. 20 soldi = 1 lira.

 

1. 1 soldo/5 centesimi 1867, copper. Pius IX.
2. 4 soldi/20 centesimi 1866, copper. Pius IX.

 

Papal State lost own independence in 1870. But it become independent state (as Vatican City) in 11 February 1929. Since 1870 until 1929 Vatican did not minted own coins.

 

But new coins was very nice!
10 centesimi 1940, aluminium-bronze, mintage - 81000. Pope Pius XII.

 

20 centesimi 1936, nickel, mintage - 64000. Pope Pius XI (1922-1939).

 

1. 50 centesimi 1941, stainless steel, mintage - 180000. Pope Pius XII (1939-1958).
2. 50 centesimi 1941, stainless steel, mintage - 180000. Pope Pius XII.

 

1. 1 lira 1941, stainless steel, mintage - 284000. Pope Pius XII.
2. 1 lira 1958, aluminium, mintage - 30000. Pope Pius XII.

 

1 lira 1967, aluminium, mintage - 100000. Pope Paulus VI (1963-1978)..

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2 lire 1935, nickel, mintage - 70000. Pope Pius XI.

 

1. 2 lire 1941, nickel, mintage - 270000. Pope Pius XII.
2. 2 lire 1942, nickel, mintage - 270000. Pope Pius XII.

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2 lire 1952, aluminium, mintage - 400000. Pope Pius XII.

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Siberian Man,
Very impressive photos of your collection! Thanks for sharing.. Do you have any "sede vacante" coin photos to share?
TIA . . .

 

1. 2 lire 1967, aluminium. Pope Paulus VI.
2. 2 lire 1973, aluminium. Pope Paulus VI.

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Yes it is. I have a couple.

 

5 lire 1953 , aluminium. Pope Pius XII.