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Explaining the ritual, Fada Mentor stated that the 12 coins symbolise the 12 years of Pope Francis' papacy and were specifically selected because they were minted during his tenure.
In a Facebook post, Fada Mentor explained that the Vatican traditionally produces a commemorative coin for each year of a pontiff's leadership...
Commemorative coins produced by the Vatican during Pope Francis' tenure include coins made of gold, silver, and copper. These coins feature the prominent symbols of the pope, such as the keys of Saint Peter, but not any face. The designs were created by three Italian Mint artists. There are also Vatican 2-euro commemorative coins that are popular and go for around €200...This is why 12 special coins were put in the casket of Pope Francis before burial
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There are 5 different series of Vatican Coins in circulation, each with a different Pope on one side to help differentiate between other Eurozone Coins. Vatican coins and stamps serve as an important sign of Vatican sovereignty, and their scarcity and design makes them popular with collectors. The Numismatic Cabinet or Medagliere of the Vatican Library preserves coins, medals, seals, plaquettes, plaques, engraved stones, casts, and other similar materials. It also keeps the official pontifical medals and coins. The collection includes about 300,000 pieces.Vatican Coins: Silver, Gold, Commemorative, Rare Ones & More
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CoinWeekly produced a set of questions and answers for coin collectors regarding the death of Pope Francis. Included are; What happens to the Vatican euro coins after the deatrh of Pope Francis?; Will there be a Sede Vacante commemorative coin in 2025?; Why is a Sede Vacante circulation set unlikely; What might a Sede Vacante coin look?; and more.
Here is that link.
Questions and Answers for Coin Collectors Regarding the Death of Pope Francis - CoinsWeekly %
Sede Vacante coins are coins minted for the period between popes and feature on one side the Vatican seal.
See Between One Pope and the Next – the Sede Vacante Coins - Numismatic News
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There is a very long history of Papal coins and the Papal mint.
Coins survive from the tenures of Pope Zacharias (741-752), of Gregory III (731-741) (Ficoroni, "Museo Kircheriano"), and possibly of Gregory II (715-731). These pieces, two of which are of silver, are believed to be true coins, and not medals like those distributed as "presbyterium" at the coronation of the popes since the time of Valentine (827). Their stamp resembles the Byzantine and Merovingian coins of the seventh and eighth centuries, and their square shape is also found in Byzantine pieces...
The popes, and also the Senate when it coined money, appear to have used the imperial mint of Rome, which was on the slope of the Campidoglio, not far from the Arch of Septimius Severus; but in the fifteenth century the mint was near the bank of Santo Spirito. Finally, in 1665, Alexander VII moved it to the rear of the apse of St. Peter's. Bernini invented for it a machine to do the work more rapidly, and Francesco Girardini furnished a very sensitive balance; so that the mint of Rome was technically the most perfect one of those times. In 1845 Pius IX equipped it with the most modern appliances...
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Expect a small surf this week, with, at most, a four foot surf on Wednesday.
Saturday will have a nice negative one-foot low tide.
I'm sure everybody had a good time at the Treasure Hunter's annual cookout.
Good hunting,
Treasureguide@comcast.net