Draft:10 centesimi 1938 Vatican City
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| Submission declined on 2 November 2023 by Johannes Maximilian (talk). This submission is not adequately supported by reliable sources. Reliable sources are required so that information can be verified. If you need help with referencing, please see Referencing for beginners and Citing sources. | |
Comment: It's a draft about a uncontroversial coin, so the sourcing requirements are low. The Vatican City Coins: 1929-1978 (p.28) seems reliable because an expert recognized by other sources had written it. However, the numismaticaeuropea source doesn't look reliable to me. It is owned by a random marketing firm, and there is no mention of authors or experts nor had it been cited in reliable publications. Ca talk to me! 09:46, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
- Comment: • Footnote 1 refers to a dubious source; Copyright is definitely no real publisher;• Footnote 2 refers to a reasonable source, but it discusses the 10 centesimi 1950 coin• Footnote 3 refers to a source that doesn't discuss a 10 centesimi coin; it fails the WP:CTRL+F test for "10 centesimi". Johannes (Talk) (Contribs) (Articles) 16:27, 2 November 2023 (UTC)
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Vatican City | |
| Value | 10 centesimi (0.1 VAL) |
|---|---|
| Mass | 5.5 g |
| Diameter | 22.5 mm |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Years of minting | 1938 |
| Mintage | Unknown |
| Crowned coat of arms divides the date and name of the pope. | |
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| St. Peter bust right, value | |
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| Designer | Aurelio Mistruzzi |
The 10 centesimi 1938 is an officially "unissued" collectible coin of Vatican City. It does not appear in the Mint of Rome's records. Notwithstanding this, a few coins have made their way onto the market. Eight coins have been graded and certified (PCGS, NGC), and most show signs of circulation. The only coin that holds the highest grading, MS65BN, has never been sold.
History[edit]
The circumstances of the creation of these coins are unknown. There are two versions explaining the origin of these coins. The first version suggests that by the time of Pius XI's death on February 10, 1939, Vatican City had only minted coins of 1937, though dies for the 1938 100 lire gold, 10 centesimo copper, and 5 centesimo copper had already been made. From each of these prepared dies one example in the normal metal was struck for the King of Italy, Vittorio Emanuele III of Savoy.[1]
According to the second version, the minted quantity of copper coins 1938 was destroyed due to the Pope's death, but several copies were purposefully conserved for the King of Italy's collection.(see 1938**)[2]
Both versions imply the coins were conserved or minted for the King of Italy, an enthusiastic coin collector. The king collected his coins for 60 years and kept them in Forte Antenna, a Roman refuge. During the Second World War, in anticipation of the offensive of the Allied Expeditionary Forces led by Dwight D. Eisenhower, the boxes of coins were transported at the sovereign's will to Pollenzo, a safer royal residence in Piedmont. However, in September 1943, the proclamation of the Social Republic caused the royal government to lose control over the assets in the North, resulting in a long period of movement of the collection. Wehrmacht troops decided to move the collection to Germany. The crates were transported to Munich on German trucks. Mussolini was worried about the news of the "theft" of the coins and requested their return from Adolf Hitler himself. The collection was returned to Italy in early January 1944, but many boxes were opened, damaged and some almost empty. Italian police officially announced that German soldiers carried out the break-in..This history of the collection of the King of Italy Vittorio Emanuele III , consisting of thousands of coins, is outlined in the materials of the study of the Italian Ministry of Culture.[3]
It is possible that soldiers used coins from the collection as spending money, which resulted in the coins being circulated.
References[edit]
- ^ Peter Jencius, Vatican City Coins: 1929-1978 (p.28)
- ^ "10 centesimi Città del Vaticano - Pio XI | Numismatica Europea". www.numismaticaeuropea.it. Retrieved 2023-07-22.
- ^ "Bollettino di Numismatica OnLine - Studi e Ricerche". www.bdnonline.numismaticadellostato.it. Retrieved 2023-07-22.