2021 numismatic program of Vatican

The Numismatic Office of the Holy See announces the various upcoming numismatic issues for the year 2021. It is worth noting the issue of a copper coin with a face value of €20 after the €10 of 2020, the first issue of this type of coin in the Vatican since the changeover to the Euro.

 

March 2021

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silver 20 euro coin – year of Pope Francis MMXXI

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gold Coin of 50 euros- year of Pope François MMXXI

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20 euros copper coin BU – Art and Faith – Saint-Pierre

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May 2021

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 Euro Divisional set  (FDC)

5 euro coin – V Centenary of the death of Pope Leo X
FDC special set with a bimetallic coin

 

Mintage: 8 000  sets

Issuing Price: €59

 

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 Annual BU set 

Mintage: 37 000 sets

Issuing Price: €39

 

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Annual proof set with a silver medal

It contains 8 coins with 2021 yearmark and a 20 euro coin representing the prayer of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square to implore divine help against the COVID19 pandemic, in front of the crucifix of San Marcello, with the Holy Spirit.

Mintage: 4 500 sets

Issuing Price: €180

 

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Annual proof set with a gold medal

It contains 8 coins with 2021 yearmark and a €50 gold coin representing the themes of the pontificate of Francis, that is to say the respect of life on earth, plant and animal species.

 

 

 

Mintage:  799 sets

Issuing Price:  €1 250

 

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June 2021

 

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Coincard 2021 – 50 euro cents FDC

 

Version: Brilliant Uncirculated

Face Value: 50 Eurocent

Sculptor: Daniela Longo

Engraver: Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini

Dimensions: 85,5 x 54 mm

Mint: IPZS (Italy)

Mintage: 25 000 coincards

Issuing price: €4

 

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Bimetallic commemorative coin of €2
450th anniversary of the birth of Caravaggio

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Silver coin of 25 euros
450th anniversary of the birth of Caravaggio (painter)

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Bimetallic coin of 5 euros (proof)
V Centenary of the death of Pope Leo X

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10 euro gold coin – The Baptism – MMXXI

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100 euro gold coin
Apostolic Constitutions of the Second Vatican Council: Gaudium et Spes

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October 2021

 

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Bimetallic coin of 2 euros
7th centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri

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Silver coin of 25 euros
VII Centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri

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5 euro silver coin
75th Anniversary of UNESCO

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10 euro silver coin
50th Anniversary of the SS.
Peter and Paul Association (proof)

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20 euros gold coin
Fourth centenary of the death of Pope Paul V

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50 euros gold coin
Third centenary of the death of Pope Clement XI

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Numismatic Volume VII
(divisional FDC 2021 – proof set – coin coincard)

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Envelope PNC
450th anniversary of the birth of Caravaggio

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November 2021

 

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Commemorative numismatics Volume V (2020)

Envelope PNC – 7th Centenary of the death of Dante Alighieri

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December 2021

 

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200 euro gold coin
The Archangels: Raphael

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20 euros copper coin (proof)
Art in Faith – Saint Peter

 

The Vatican City State will issue the second coin dedicated to the theme of Art and Faith, depicting the bronze statue of St. Peter in the Vatican, by Arnolfo di Cambio.

This statue is covered with the Papal Vestments on the occasion of the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul, June 29 of each year and in the background is engraved the magnificent apsidal stained glass window of St. Peter’s Basilica,  artwork of Gian Lorenzo Bernini.

 

Numismatic quality: BU

Nominal value: 20€

Diameter: 32 mm

Weight: 15 g

Edge: rimed

Sculptor: Daniela Longo

Engraver: Claudia Momoni

Mintage: 26,500 coins

Mint: IPZS (italian mint)

Issuing Coin price: 20€

Coin price with case: 24,5€

 

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5 euro silver coin
75th anniversary of UNESCO (FS version with gold)

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10 euro silver coin
50th Anniversary of the SS. Peter and Paul Association
(proof version with gold)

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Sources: UFN Vatican – NUMISMAG.