Vatican Starter Kit - Second Kit 2011

Obverse of Vatican Starter Kit - Second Kit 2011
Details The smallest independent nation in the world, the Vatican City, issued another starter kit in September 2011, which includes 8 coins:

Coin included in the Vatican Starter Kit: 1 x 1 cent, 1 x 2 cents, 1 x 5 cents, 1 x 10 cents, 1 x 20 cents, 1 x 50 cents, 1 x 1 euro, 1 x 2 euros

This unexpected release may be the result of the "obligation" of circulating coins made by the European Union to the micro-states of the eurozone.

The sculptor, Daniela Longo is credited with the design of the Vatican Euro coins. Luciana De Simoni is credited as the engraver for the Vatican 1 and 2 cent Euro coins, Maria Angela Cassol is credited as the engraver for the Vatican 20 and 50 cent Euro coins, Ettore Lorenzo Frapiccini is credited as the engraver for the Vatican 5 cent and 1 Euro coins and Maria Carmela Colaneri is credited as the engraver for the Vatican 10 cent and 2 Euro coins
Issue price 3.88 euros

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