Obverse : Twelve stars surround Saint Paul, dazzled by a light from the sky, falls from his rearing horse with the city in the background, all encircled by CITTÀ DEL VATICANO at left and ANNO SANCTO PAULO DICATO at right, (date) at right and R below the horse.
Reverse : 2 on the left-hand side, six straight lines run vertically between the lower and upper right-hand side of the face, 12 stars are superimposed on these lines, one just before the two ends of each line, superimposed on the mid - and upper section of these lines; the European continent ( extended ) is represented on the right-hand side of the face; the right-hand part of the representation is superimposed on the mid-section of the lines; the word ‘EURO’ is superimposed horizontally across the middle of the right-hand side of the face. Under the ‘O’ of EURO, the initials ‘LL’ of the engraver appear near the right-hand edge of the coin. |
