Vatican. Year Set (BU) 2026 (No reserve price)

The new Vatican divisional series, the first of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate, is directly inspired by the papal coat of arms, reproduced on the cover with a plaster/chalk-like effect and rendered in relief on an ivory background, while a deep blue colors the inscriptions and the highlighted graphical elements, recalling the colors of the two heraldic fields of the papal shield. The same chromatic pairing will later appear, in an even more evident form, in the new packaging line that will accompany the upcoming numismatic issues. Not a merely aesthetic choice, therefore, but a genuine homage and a direct reference to the new pontificate. The coins housed inside feature an unprecedented alternation between the papal effigy and the papal coat of arms: the effigy appears on the higher denominations, the coat of arms on the lower ones, in a graphic project without precedents in the history of Vatican divisional coinage. The 2 euro coin also encloses the distinctive elements of Leo’s coat of arms: the lily, a symbol of purity and Marian devotion, and the heart aflame pierced by an arrow above an open book, emblem of Augustinian spirituality and the power of God’s Word, capable of transforming the human heart. Artist and sculptor: Daniela Longo Engravers: 2 euro: Emanuele Ferretti 1 euro: Marta Bonifacio 50 eurocent: Antonio Vecchio 20 eurocent: Silvia Petrassi 10 eurocent: Annalisa Masini 5 eurocent: Valerio de Seta 2 eurocent: Emanuele Ferretti 1 eurocent: Antonio Vecchio