Is that Pope Francis? Vatican gets ready to release unique euro coin design
October 8, 2013. (Romereports.com) This design will soon be on a euro coin. The Vatican plans to release the image early next year. The coin will be new of course, but it won't be the first time Pope Francis' face is on a coin. Back on September 10th, two other coins were made to mark the beginning of his pontificate. One was made of gold, the other of silver. MAURO OLIVIERI Vatican's Philatelic and Numismatic Office, Director “The first Pope Francis coin is beautiful. You can see his profile, which reflects an attitude of concentration, prayer and meditation. On the other side of the coin we decided to include an image of Jesus entrusting the keys of the Church to Peter, the first Pope. So it reflects how this new Pope is in charge of nurturing the life of the Church.” Every year the Vatican can release a total of two euros coin designs. The first coin design is on the Pope. The other, which has a value of two euros, should mark a historical European moment. M...