Vatican 2 Euro Proof Coin 2024 - 750th Anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas

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Vatican 2 Euro Proof Coin 2024 - 750th Anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas

Country: Vatican
Face Value: 2 Euro
Theme: 750th Anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Composition: Base Metals
Quality: Proof
Year: 2024
Weight: 8.50 g
Mintage: 9,900
Coin Shape: Circular
Diameter: 25.75 mm
Edge: Reeded
Edge Inscription: Symbols and Lettering
Packaging: Official Box, Capsule and Outer Sleeve
Condition: See images
Certificate: Yes
Mint: Italian Mint (IPZS) [Istituto Polografica e Zecca dello Stato]
Designer: Loredana Pancotto, Annalisa Masini

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Description:
This year marks the 750th anniversary of the death of Saint Thomas Aquinas (Roccasecca 1225 ca - Fossanova 1274). The Vatican Mint dedicates the 2 euro bimetallic coin to the anniversary in the double version Brilliant Uncirculated and Proof and the 25 euro colour silver rectangular coin. On the reverse side of the 2 euro coin, artist Arianna Ciccone shows Saint Thomas Aquinas in the foreground wearing the habit of the Dominican Order to which he belonged. His left hand holds a tome of his most important work the “Summa Theologica” and the other hand a feather quill. On the Saint’s chest a shining sun stands out, a symbol of his great wisdom. Among the various titles he received, the one he is most widely known for is that of ‘Angelic Doctor,’ which we see quoted below and which celebrates his exceptional purity of soul and body. In the background on the left side are a lily, a symbol of chastity, and the Church of Saint Thomas in Roccasecca, the first religious building in the world made to honour Saint Thomas Aquinas, proclaimed a Saint on 18 July 1323 by Pope John XXII.