OBVERSE

A design dedicated to the painting "The Creation of Adam" by Italian artist Michelangelo, twelve five-pointed stars, the name of the issuing authority CITTA’ DEL VATICANO (in English VATICAN CITY), the face value 20 EURO, and the letter R from the Rome Mint

REVERSE

Design by sculptor Antonella Napolione and engraver Maria Angela Cassol, depicting the coat of arms of Pope Francis I, featuring a blue shield with, in the upper part, the radiant and flaming sun bearing the letters IHS in red (the middle letter surmounted by a cross) and three black nails, emblem of the Society of Jesus, and in the lower part, the star and the tuberose (homages respectively to the Blessed Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph), beneath a mitre placed between two crossed gold and silver keys with cords passing through the loops; a banner with the motto MISERANDO ATQUE ELIGENDO (in English CHOSEN BY MERCY AND ELECTION) below. Legend: FRANCISCUS PONT. MAX. / AN.XI-MMXXIII

Slight signs of wear on some coins in the lot. Coin chosen randomly.