Vatican City lira coinage
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Period
1929-2001
Issuing entity
Vatican City StateLira coinage of Vatican City, struck in Italy and legal tender alongside Italian currency under treaty.
Historical context
The 1929 Lateran treaty established Vatican City and its right to issue coinage.
Design
- Obverse
- Portrait or arms of the reigning pope
- Reverse
- Denomination with religious motif
Identification
- Pontificate
- The obverse legend names the pope and regnal year
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Annual series composition and mintages to be transcribed from a verified catalogue
- Regnal year notation to be explained from a verified source
- Catalogue numbers require transcription