Sts. Pope Paul VI and Padre
Pio remembered with new coins and philatelic covers
Saints Paul VI and Padre Pio are honoured with a Euro 5 coin
and a Vatican Philatelic Cover.
The canonization of St. Pope Paul VI and
the fiftieth anniversary of the death of Padre Pio are amongst
the themes of the new Vatican philatelic and numismatic releases for December
4, 2018.
Coins depicting St Paul VI and the virtue of
Temperance
A special silver coin with gold-plated images with a face
value of five euros was issued by the Philatelic and Numismatic Office for the
canonization of Pope Montini forty years after his death. 1,500 coins were
circulated at its first circulation.
As part of the four-year cycle dedicated to the Cardinal
Virtues, a 200 euro gold coin dedicated to the Virtue of Temperance was minted.
The image on the coin, sculpted by Antonella Napolione, depicts a woman mixing
wine with water, while on the column a bandaged sword symbolizes the ability to
fight while maintaining control.
An First Day Cover commemorating the 50th anniversary of
Padre Pio's death
The fiftieth anniversary of the death of St. Pio of
Pietralcina is celebrated with a philatelic-numismatic cover, which contains 2
euro commemorative coin and a stamp.
A Numismatic volume was also issued. It includes the two
2-euro coins dedicated to the 1950th anniversary of the
martyrdom of Sts Peter and Paul and to the centenary of the Fatima apparitions.
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