Vatican City 2012 Seventh World Meeting of Families
Seventh World Meeting of Families
The Italian city of Milan will be the site of the next World Meeting of Families, scheduled to take place in spring of 2012, the Holy Father announced on Sunday.
In his address to those participating in the Sixth World Meeting of families, which took place last week in Mexico City, Pope Benedict also emphasized that it is in the familial environment where children learn their dignity and values such as peace, honesty and respect.
The
inner part of the coin features a family, with the Cathedral of Milan, the host
city of the Seventh World Meeting of Families, in the background. The event is
held every three years to highlight the family as a common human heritage,
reflecting the fact that the family is universal and that it contributes to the
human element of life everywhere in the world. Inscribed around the family
scene are the names of the event and of the Vatican City in Italian and the
year “2012”. The mintmark “R” appears between the boy and his mother. The
coin’s outer ring depicts the 12 stars of the European Union.
Weight - 8.5 g.
Quality - UNC (Uncirculated) in a card
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 - 2012
