Vatican City 2013 28th World Youth Day
28th World Youth Day
World Youth Day (WYD) is an event for young people organized by the Catholic Church that was initiated by Pope John Paul II in 1985, sometimes nicknamed in later years as the
"Catholic Woodstock". Its concept has been influenced by the Light-Life Movement that has existed in Poland since the 1960s,
where during summer camps Catholic young adults over 13 days of camp celebrated
a "day of community".
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 bears the 12 stars of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated)
Diameter - 25.75 mm.
Composition - Bimetallic - nickel brass clad
nickel center in copper-nickel ring
Circulation - 115'000 pcs.
Country of origin - Vatican City
Year of release - 2013
