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'''Vatican euro coins''' are issued by the [[Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State]] and minted by [[Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca dello Stato]] (IPZS), in Rome, Italy. The euro is the official currency of the [[Vatican City]], although Vatican City is not a member of the [[Eurozone]] or the [[European Union]]. The euro has been the official currency of [[Vatican City]] since 2002. Before that, the [[Vatican lira]] was the official currency.

==Vatican euro design==
For [[Euro coins#Depiction of euro coinage - Reverse side|images of the common side]] and a detailed description of the coins, see [[euro coins]].
[[File:Vat2008euro.jpg|thumb|Starter kit of Vatican City euro coins (2008)]]
===First series (2002–2005)===
The initial series of Vatican euro coins featured an effigy of [[Pope John Paul II]]. They were issued only in collector sets and bore an extreme markup with the 2002 collector set costing well over a thousand euro.<ref>[http://www.eurocoins.co.uk/vatican.html Vatican Euro Coins<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

{{Coin image box 8 singles
| header = Depiction of Vatican euro coinage (2002–2005)<nowiki> |</nowiki> Obverse side
| column_1_width = 150
| column_2_width = 166
| column_3_width = 157
| denom_1 = € 0.01
| denom_2 = € 0.02
| denom_3 = € 0.05
| image_1 = 
| image_2 = 
| image_3 = 
| row_1_caption = Effigy of John Paul II.
| denom_4 = € 0.10
| denom_5 = € 0.20
| denom_6 = € 0.50
| image_4 = 
| image_5 = 
| image_6 = 
| row_2_caption = Effigy of John Paul II.
| denom_7 = € 1.00
| denom_8 = € 2.00
| header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
| box_9 = [[File:2€ edge inv2.svg|155px]] for a total of 12 stars
| image_7 = 
| image_8 = 
| row_3_caption = Effigy of John Paul II.
}}

===Second series (2005)===
Following the death of [[Pope John Paul II]] in April 2005, [[Vatican City]] issued special coins during the period of [[Sede vacante]] depicting the emblem of the [[Apostolic Camera|Apostolic Chamber]] (i.e. two crossed keys beneath an [[umbraculum]], or umbrella) and the coat of arms of the [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church]], at the time Cardinal [[Eduardo Martínez Somalo]].<ref name="oj-second-issue">The description of the new national side can be found in the [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2005:308:0017:0017:EN:PDF Official Journal of the European Union C308/17 (6/12/05)] (PDF)</ref>

{{Coin image box 8 singles
| header = Depiction of Vatican euro coinage (2005)<nowiki> |</nowiki> Obverse side
| column_1_width = 150
| column_2_width = 166
| column_3_width = 157
| denom_1 = € 0.01
| denom_2 = € 0.02
| denom_3 = € 0.05
| image_1 = 
| image_2 = 
| image_3 = 
| row_1_caption = Insignia of the [[Apostolic Camera|Apostolic Chamber]] and the coat of arms of the [[Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church]]
| denom_4 = € 0.10
| denom_5 = € 0.20
| denom_6 = € 0.50
| image_4 = 
| image_5 = 
| image_6 = 
| row_2_caption = Insignia of the Apostolic Chamber and the coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain
| denom_7 = € 1.00
| denom_8 = € 2.00
| header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
| box_9 = [[File:2€ edge inv2.svg|155px]] for a total of 12 stars
| image_7 = 
| image_8 = 
| row_3_caption = Insignia of the Apostolic Chamber and the coat of arms of the Cardinal Chamberlain
}}

===Third series (2006–2013)===
When the new pope was elected, the third series of Vatican euro coins were issued on 27 April 2006 and feature the effigy of [[Pope Benedict XVI]]. The coins carry an inscription "Città del Vaticano" and the [[European symbols|twelve stars of Europe]]. The details of this design are published in the [[Official Journal of the European Union]].<ref>[[Official Journal of the European Union]]: [http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:C:2006:186:0002:0002:EN:PDF New National Faces Of Euro Coins Intended For Circulation - Vatican City], C 186/2, Retrieved on 2006-11-29</ref>

{{Coin image box 8 singles
| header = Depiction of Vatican euro coinage (2006–2013)<nowiki> |</nowiki> Obverse side
| column_1_width = 150
| column_2_width = 166
| column_3_width = 157
| denom_1 = € 0.01
| denom_2 = € 0.02
| denom_3 = € 0.05
| image_1 = [[File:1 Cent - Benedicto XVI (2005-2013).jpg|137px]]
| image_2 = 
| image_3 = 
| row_1_caption = Effigy of Benedict XVI.
| denom_4 = € 0.10
| denom_5 = € 0.20
| denom_6 = € 0.50
| image_4 = 
| image_5 = 
| image_6 = 
| row_2_caption = Effigy of Benedict XVI.
| denom_7 = € 1.00
| denom_8 = € 2.00
| header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
| box_9 = [[File:2€ edge inv2.svg|155px]] for a total of 12 stars
| image_7 = 
| image_8 = 
| row_3_caption = Effigy of Benedict XVI.
}}

===Fourth series (2014–2016)===
A series of Vatican euro coins featuring effigies of [[Pope Francis]] was released in March 2014.<ref name=kmbz>[http://www.kmbz.com/Vatican-Issues-Euro-Coins-Featuring-Pope-Francis/18510961 "Vatican Issues Euro Coins Featuring Pope Francis"]. [[KMBZ (AM)|KMBZ]], 4 March 2014. (accessed 10 March 2014)</ref> Three different images of Francis were used.<ref name=vat2014>[http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/servizi/ufficio-filatelico-e-numismatico/emissioni-numismatiche/emissioni-numismatiche---2014/pontificato-di-papa-francesco---monetazione-in-euro-versione-fon0.html PONTIFICATE OF POPE FRANCIS - EURO COINS PROOF VERSION - YEAR 2014]. Vatican City State. (accessed 10 March 2014)</ref>

{{Coin image box 8 singles
| header = Depiction of Vatican euro coinage (2014–2016)<nowiki> |</nowiki> Obverse side
| column_1_width = 150
| column_2_width = 166
| column_3_width = 157
| denom_1 = € 0.01
| denom_2 = € 0.02
| denom_3 = € 0.05
| image_1 = 
| image_2 = 
| image_3 = 
| row_1_caption = Effigy of Francis (left profile).
| denom_4 = € 0.10
| denom_5 = € 0.20
| denom_6 = € 0.50
| image_4 = 
| image_5 = [[File:Kirchenstaat- Franciscus - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5545694.jpg|137px]]
| image_6 = 
| row_2_caption = Effigy of Francis (front profile).
| denom_7 = € 1.00
| denom_8 = € 2.00
| header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
| box_9 = [[File:2€ edge inv2.svg|155px]] for a total of 12 stars
| image_7 = 
| image_8 = 
| row_3_caption = Effigy of Francis (right profile).
}}

===Fifth series (2017–2025)===
As a result of Pope Francis no longer permitting that his effigies be used on coins, starting March 2017, the eight denominations of Vatican euro coins no longer bore the Pope's image and now feature his papal coat of arms.<ref name="coinworld">{{cite web |url=http://www.coinworld.com/news/world-coins/2017/02/vatican-city-adopts-new-euro-coins-in-2017.all.html |title = Vatican City adopts new euro coin design in 2017}}</ref>

{{Coin image box 8 singles
| header = Depiction of Vatican euro coinage (2017-2025)<nowiki> |</nowiki> Obverse side
| column_1_width = 150
| column_2_width = 166
| column_3_width = 157
| denom_1 = € 0.01
| denom_2 = € 0.02
| denom_3 = € 0.05
| image_1 = 
| image_2 = 
| image_3 = 
| row_1_caption = [[Coat of arms of Pope Francis]] and European Union stars
| denom_4 = € 0.10
| denom_5 = € 0.20
| denom_6 = € 0.50
| image_4 = 
| image_5 = 
| image_6 = 
| row_2_caption = Coat of arms of Pope Francis and European Union stars
| denom_7 = € 1.00
| denom_8 = € 2.00
| header_9 = € 2 Coin Edge
| box_9 = [[File:2€ edge inv2.svg|155px]] for a total of 12 stars
| image_7 = 
| image_8 = 
| row_3_caption = Coat of arms of Pope Francis and European Union stars
}}

===Sixth series (2026-)===
Following the election of [[Pope Leo XIV]], a new series of Vatican euro coins bearing his effigy is expected to be issued.

==Circulating Mintage quantities==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%;text-align:center"
|-
!Face Value <ref>{{cite web | publisher=Henning Agt | url=http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en | title=Circulating Mintage quantities | access-date=2008-08-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227042045/http://www.euro-auflagen.de/index.php?lang=en|archive-date=27 February 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>
! €0.01
! €0.02
! €0.05
! €0.10
! €0.20
! €0.50
! €1.00
! €2.00
![[2 euro commemorative coins|€2.00CC]]
|-
! 2002	
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
| 2,000
|**
|-
! 2003	
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|**
|-
! 2004	
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|*
|-
! 2005	
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|*
|-
! 2005	SV
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|**{{N/a}}
|-
! 2006	
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|*
|-
! 2007	
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
||	<sup>*</sup>
|*
|-
! 2008	
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
|6,084
|-
! 2009	
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
| 6,400
|6,084
|-
! 2010	
| *
| *
| *
| *
| *
| 2,190,704 
| *
| *
|*
|- 
! 2011	
| *
| *
| *
| *
| *
| 2,174,197
| *
| *
|9,000
|- 
! 2012
| *
| *
| *
| *
| *
| 1,604,690
| *
| *
|6,000
|-
!2013
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|1,941,484
|*
|*
|20,000
|-
!2014
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|1,488,376
|*
|*
|*
|-
!2015
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|2,021,682
|*
|*
|*
|-
!2016
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|2,207,676
|*
|*
|*
|-
!2017
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|2,132,411
|*
|*
|*
|-
!2018
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|2,147,169
|*
|*
|*
|-
!2019
|*
|*
|*
|*
|*
|2,157,248
|*
|*
|*
|-
| align="left" colspan="10" |
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Small quantities minted for sets only

<nowiki>**</nowiki>Coin not minted

CC [[2 euro commemorative coins|Commemorative coins]]
|-
|}

==Future changes to national sides==
The [[European Commission]] issued a recommendation on 19 December 2008, a common guideline for the national sides and the issuance of euro coins intended for circulation. One section of this recommendation stipulates that:

:'''Article 5. Changes to the national sides of regular euro coins intended for circulation:'''
::"''... the designs used for the national sides of the euro coins intended for circulation denominated in euro or in cent should not be modified, except in cases where the Head of State referred to on a coin changes ... A temporary vacancy or the provisional occupation of the function of Head of State should not give the right to change the national sides of the regular euro coins intended for circulation.''"

This change means that there will be no more "Sede Vacante" series of the ''regular'' Vatican euro coins, although the issue of ''commemorative'' "Sede Vacante" series (usually gold and silver coins), being legal tender in Vatican City only, remains possible. Circulating [[€2 commemorative coins|€2 commemorative]] Sede Vacante coins would also be possible, if the Sede Vacante period occurs in a year in which Vatican City has not already released two €2 commemorative coins of another subject. Such coins were indeed minted for the Sede Vacantes of 2013 and 2025.

==€2 commemorative coins==
{{main|€2 commemorative coins}}

*75th anniversary of the Foundation of the Vatican City State (2004)
*[[World Youth Day 2005|20th World Youth Day]] in Cologne (2005)
*500th anniversary of the [[Swiss Guard|Swiss Pontifical Guard]] (2006)
*80th anniversary of the birth of Benedict XVI (2007)
*Year of the Apostile (2008)
*[[International Year of Astronomy]] (2009)
*Year of the Priests (2010)
*[[World Youth Day 2011|XXVI World Youth Day]] in Madrid (2011)
*7th [[World Meeting of the Families]] (2012)
*[[World Youth Day 2013|XXVIII World Youth Day]] in Rio de Janeiro (2013)
*[[Sede vacante]] (2013)
*25 years since the fall of the [[Berlin Wall]] (2014)
*8th Meeting of the Families (2015)
* Jubilee of Mercy (2016)
* Bicentenary of the Vatican Gendarmerie (2016)
* Centenary of the Fatima Apparitions (2017)
* 1950th Anniversary of the Martyrdom of Saint Peter & Saint Paul (2017)

In addition, in 2014 the Vatican issued commemorative €20 and €50 coins honoring [[Pope John XXIII]] and Pope John Paul II respectively.<ref name=vat2014 /> Both popes were [[Canonization|canonized]] in April 2014.<ref>{{Citation | date = Sep 30, 2013 | url = https://www.foxnews.com/world/popes-john-paul-ii-john-xxiii-to-be-declared-saints-in-april/ | title = Popes John Paul II, John XXIII to be declared saints in April | publisher = Fox | newspaper = World News}}.</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Money|Numismatics|Vatican City}}
*[[Index of Vatican City-related articles]]
*[[Vatican lira]] 
*[[Philatelic and Numismatic Office of the Vatican City State]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.vaticanstate.va/content/vaticanstate/en/servizi/ufficio-filatelico-e-numismatico.html Vatican Philatelic and Numismatic Office]
*[http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/national/vatican_en.htm European Commission Vatican euro coins]
*[http://ec.europa.eu/economy_finance/euro/cash/commemorative/vatican_en.htm European Commission Commemorative Vatican euro coins]
*[https://www.eurocoinscatalog.com/vatican Vatican Euro Coins]

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