Vatican City Pope Francis 20 Euro Cent

History

20 Euro Cent 2014-2016, KM# 459, Vatican City, Pope Francis

Obverse. Photo © NumisCorner.com

Description

Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the 266th and current Pope of the Catholic Church, a title he holds ex officio as Bishop of Rome, and sovereign of Vatican City. He chose Francis as his papal name in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi. Francis is the first Jesuit pope, the first from the Americas, the first from the Southern Hemisphere, and the first pope from outside Europe since the Syrian Gregory III, who reigned in the 8th century.

Obverse	Person (religious figure) Pope Francis The frontal portrait of His Holiness Pope Francis is encircled by the inscription "Vatican City", date, mint mark (R, Rome) and the twelve stars of Europe. Artist: Orietta Rossi Engraver: Luciana De Simoni (LDS INC.) CITTA' DEL VATICANO R 2016 LDS INC. O.ROSSI
Reverse	Geography & astronomy Map A geographical map of Western Europe spans the outer ring and inner core on the left side of the coin. 12 stars are located on the left side of the outer ring, with six stars atop the map of Europe and six stars below it; six vertical stripes cut across the inner core of the coin, visually connecting the upper and lower star segments. Luc Luycx, a designer at the Royal Belgian Mint, designed the Euro’s common reverse; his initials, LL, are seen on the right side of the design, just under the “0” in “20.” 20 LL EURO CENT
Edge	Indented A smooth edge separated into equal sections by seven indents (Spanish flower)