Vatican 2 Euro "Sovereignty" 2019
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• Special 2-euro coin in honor of the 90-year sovereignty of the Vatican City State.
• Vatican City was established as an independent state in 1929 as a result of the Lateran Treaty.
• The Vatican has been independent as an ecclesiastical state for centuries, but was annexed by Italy in 1861.
• The coin depicts Pope Pius XI and the Lateran Palace.