2606) Towards the Holy Year 2025", Vatican City: A €200 (Euro) Gold Coin issued by the Commercializzazone Filatelica e Numismatica (CFN) to commemorate the three-year programme (2022-2023-2024) culminating in 2025: Date/Year of Coin issue: 19.12.2022:

2606) Towards the Holy Year 2025", Vatican City: A €200 (Euro) Gold Coin issued by the Commercializzazone Filatelica e Numismatica (CFN) to commemorate the three-year programme (2022-2023-2024) culminating in 2025: Date/Year of Coin issue: 19.12.2022:

Towards the Holy Year 2025:

The Commercializzazione Filatelica e Numismatica has commenced a €200 (Euro) Gold Coin Series titled “Towards the Holy Year 2025”, which begins this year and consists of a three-year programme (2022-2023-2024) that will culminate in 2025 with the final coin dedicated to the Jubilee. 

The Gold Coin:

The Reverse and Obverse of the 200 Euro Gold Coin, placed side-by-side

The image on the first 200 Euro Coin’s Reverse in the Series was designed by artist Arianna Cicconi, depicts the Good Shepherd holding a lamb on his shoulders. 

Jesus “The Good Shepherd” represents Christ the Saviour and the lamb is the soul he saved. 

Jesus is the good shepherd who cares for His flock, for all people down to the last lost sheep. 

He defends his flock and sacrifices his life for it. He is the spirit of the Holy Year, the forgiveness and salvation of all sinners.

The specifications of this Gold Coin issued by CFN, Vatican City are:

Country/State: Vatican City; Date/Year: 19.12.2022; Coin Series Theme: "Towards the Holy Year 2025"; Coin Denomination: €200 (Euro); Metal Composition: .917 Fineness Gold (Au); Weight: 40.00 grams; Diameter/Size: 38.50 mm; Mint: IPZS, Italy, on behalf of CFN Vatican City; Mintage: 499; Sculptor: Arianna Cicconi; Engraver: Annalisa Masini; Shape: Circular; Edges: Scalloped; Coin Quality: Proof.

Jubilee 2025: Presentation of the Official Jubilee Logo:

The Logo shows four stylized figures to indicate all of humanity from the four corners of the earth. 

They are each embracing another, indicating the solidarity and brotherhood that must unite peoples. The first figure is is closest to the cross. 

The underlying waves are choppy to indicate that the pilgrimage of life is not always on calm waters.

Oftentimes personal circumstances and world events call for a greater sense of hope. The lower part of the Cross is elongated turning into an anchor, which dominates the movement of the waves. 

The anchor has often been used as a metaphor for hope. In maritime jargon, the hope anchor is the name given to the spare anchor, used by vessels for emergency maneuvers to stabilize the ship during storms. 

The image shows how the pilgrim's journey is not individual, but rather communal, with the signs of a growing dynamism. 

The Cross is by no means static, but it, too, is dynamic, bending toward and meeting humanity as if not to leave it alone, but rather offering the certainty of its presence and the reassurance of hope. 

Finally, the Jubilee 2025 Motto - "Peregrinantes in Spem" (meaning "Pilgrims of Hope") is clearly visible in the color green.

For some other interesting posts from Italy/The Vatican, please visit the following links:

1) Historic Sassi (meaning "The Stones of Matera"): (I Sassi di Matera Basilicata): "Italy of the Arts Series": (Serie Italia della Arti): A 10 Euro Proof Silver Coin issued by the "Istituto Poligrafico Zecca Della Stato" (IPZS) on 19.09.2017 

2) 80th Anniversary of the Founding of the Vatican City State (1929-2009): A Vatican Euro Coin Set depicting Pope Benedict XVI on the Obverse, issued by Vatican City Mint in 2009

3) Amatrice: "Art Treasures of Amartice", Italy: A 5 Euro Bimetallic Commemorative Coin issued by Istituto Poligrafico Zecca della Stato (IPZS) on 06.08.2018

4) Marco Polo, Explorer, Italy (1254-8/9.01.1324): A 10 Euro Silver Coin issued by Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca di Stato, the Italian State Mint (2018)

5) Vespa, Italy: "Italian Excellence Collector Coin Series": A 5 Euro Silver Coin in three selectively coloured variants brought out by "Istituto Poligrafico Zecca della Stato (IPZS) on 12.04.2019

6) Israel-Vatican Joint Issue: Celebrating 25 Years of diplomatic relations between Israel & the Holy See: A Commemorative Stamp issued jointly by Israel Philatelic Service & the Holy See Numismatic Service/Vatican Post: Stamp issue date: 10.09.2019

7) Michelangelo's "Pieta", Vatican City: New Copper Coin Series titled "Art and Faith": A 10 Euro Copper Coin minted by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato" (IPZS) on behalf of the "Ufficio Filatelico e Numismatico Governatorato della Cotta del Vaticano": Coin issue date: 05.03.2020

8) Ancient Postal Routes, Vatican City State: EUROPA 2020 Theme: Two stamps of 1.10 Euro and 1.15 Euro issued by the Ufficio filatelico e Numismatico -Governatorato, Vaticano featuring Ancient Postal Routes emanating from the Vatican City State during the 6th & 11th Centuries AD

9) The mystery of the Gold Medal which has not been minted by the Vatican, as confirmed by the Vatican Philatelic & Numismatic Division

10) "Italia and Germania", Germania: Third Coin in the "Allegories Coin Series" minted by the Germania Mint: Year of Coin issue: 2020

11) Galileo di Vincenzo Bonaiuti de" Galilei (15.04.1564-08.01.1642), Italy, USA: "Icons of Inspiration Coin Series": First Coin in the Gold and Silver Bullion Coin Series brought out by APMEX, USA: Year of Coin issue: 2021

12) Tiffany Art Metropolis - Rome, the Capital of Italy, Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Coin Series": Coin minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Coin coordinated by Coin Invest Trust (CIT): Year of Coin issue: 2022

13) St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican (San Pietro in Vaticano), Republic of Palau: "Tiffany Art Metropolis Coin Series - San Pietro": Coin Invest Trust (CIT) has coordinated the issue of $500 (Gold) and $25 (Silver Coins minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt GmbH at their facilities in Munich: Year of Coin issue: 2022

14) "The Twelve Apostles", Vatican City: The Twelve Apostles Coin Series: The first Silver Coins of 5- and 10-Euro minted by the "Istituto Poligrafico e Zecca Dello Stato" (IPZS) on behalf of "Coommercializzazione Filatelica e Numismatica" (CFN) feature St. Peter & St. Andrew: Date of Coins issued: 10.11.2022

15) "Towards the Holy Year 2025", Vatican City: A 200 Euro Gold Coin issued by the Commercializzazone Filatelica e Numismatica (CFN) to commemorate the three-year programme (2022-2023-2024) culminting in 2025: Date/Year of Coin issue: 19.12.2022