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  • 5 Euro Cent 2006-2013, KM# 377, Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI
  • 5 Euro Cent 2006-2013, KM# 377, Vatican City, Pope Benedict XVI
Description

Pope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927-2022), led the Catholic Church and the Vatican City State from April 19, 2005, to February 28, 2013. Known for advocating traditional Catholic values, promoting Latin and the Tridentine Mass, and countering secularization, his papacy also faced criticism for handling sexual abuse cases and opposing condom use in HIV-prevalent areas. Benedict resigned in 2013 due to advanced age, the first pope to do so in nearly 600 years, and was succeeded by Pope Francis. He spent his retirement in the Mater Ecclesiae Monastery in Vatican City, holding the unique title of "Pope Emeritus."

Obverse

The three-quarters portrait of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI is encircled by the inscription "CITTA' DEL VATICANO" (Vatican City), date, mint mark (R, Rome) and the twelve stars of Europe.

Artist: Daniela Longo (D.L.)
Engraver: Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini (ELF INC.)

CITTA' DEL VATICANO • 2006
R
D. L.
ELF INC.

Reverse

A globe, next to the facial value, shows Europe in relation to Africa and Asia.

Engraver: Luc Luycx

5 EURO
CENT
LL

Edge

5 Euro Cent

KM# 377 Schön# 380
Characteristics
Material Copper Plated Steel
Weight 3.92 g
Diameter 21.25 mm
Thickness 1.67 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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