Vatican

2013

Commemorative coin

28th World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro

Official Journal of the European Union

The design features the most known monument of Rio de Janeiro, the ‘Christ of Corcovado’, and some young people around the statue. At the top, in semi-circle, the inscription ‘XXVIII G.M.G. CITTÀ DEL VATICANO RIO 2013’. At the right, the mintmark ‘R’ and the name of the artist ‘P DANIELE’. The coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European flag.

Additional information

On the occasion of the XXVIII. The coin, issued on the occasion of the XXVIII World Youth Day in Rio de Janeiro, depicts five cheering young people in front of the statue of Christ on the Corcovado. The statue was built in 1922-1931 according to designs by Heitor da Silva Costa and Paul Landowski.

Edge lettering

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