Message:

<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ericl, post: 982278, member: 2697&quot;]Okay, prior to 1870, &quot;the Vatican&quot; was central Italy. There was a monetary union of sorts signed by Pius IX and the King of Piedmont/Sardinia around 1860, and with coins the same denominations, some would circulate outside the Papal State, as it was then called. Then in 1870, Victtorio Emanuele II&#039;s army invaded and took Rome. A few Extremely rare coins were minted by the Vatican (which was the only part of the Papal State unoccupied, it&#039;s a long story) between then, and 1922, when Pius XI gave up on demanding all it&#039;s land back, and signed a treaty with Italy. Part of the treaty was a renewed issuance of Vatican coins, which, yes, were legal tender throughout Italy. </p><p><br /></p><p>In 2002, the Vatican was given the right to issue Euro coins, although, the were only issued in sets and are VERY expensive (although, the price has gone down considerably over the years), and yes you can spend them anywhere in the Eurozone...but WHY would anyone want to?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

Your name or email address:

Do you already have an account?

• No, create an account now.
• Yes, my password is:
• Forgot your password?

Stay logged in