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50 Euro - Franciscus (Our Lady Untier of Knots)
Country: Vatican City
Denomination: 50 Euro
50 EUR = 58 USD
Year: 2017
Material: Gold (.917)
Weight: 15 g
Shape: Round
Diameter: 28 mm
Type: Non circulating coin
Catalog list: vatican city
Description:
Obverse
The design feature the coat of arms of the Sovereign of the Vatican City State, Pope Francis.
Reverse
The coin represents the painting "Our Lady Untier of Knots" located in the church of St, Peter am Perlach in Augsburg, Germany. The artwork left a deep impression on Fr. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the future Pope, who saw it when travelling there and brought various reproductions of it to Argentina making it very popular among the faithful within a few years.
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