Description
The coin marks the Year for Priests, declared by Pope Benedict XVI for the period of 19 June 2009 to 19 June 2010 and concluding with an international gathering of priests with the pope. The coin features a shepherd drawing a lamb from a lion’s mouth.
Subject of commemoration
Year for Priests
Date of issue
2010-08-10
Issuing country
Vatican City
Coin image
Official Journal
Issuing volume
115000