Feature: The Year of St. Paul – the 2000th anniversary of his birth
Description: The coin depicts the conversion of
Paul on the road to Damascus, which is visible in the background.
Dazzled by a light from the sky, he falls from his rearing horse. To the
left of the image is an inscription denoting the issuing country ‘CITTÀ
DEL VATICANO’, and to the right the legend ‘ANNO SANCTO PAULO DICATO’,
as well as the year ‘2008’, the mint mark ‘R’ and the artist’s name
‘VEROI’. The initials of the engraver ‘L.D.S. INC.’, Luciana De Simoni,
appear beneath the image. The outer ring of the coin shows the 12 stars
of the European Union.
