POPE BENEDICT XVI 500 ANNIVERSARY OF ST PETERS SLE COIN uncirculated

Description: Be sure to add me to your favorites list! Check out my other items! This auction is for one uncirculated: POPE BENEDICT XVI 500TH ANNIVERSARY OF ST PETER'S BASILICA 2006 SIERRA LEONE LEGAL TENDER $1 COPPER-NICKEL COIN Photos in this listing enlarged to show details. Pardon glare and reflections in photos. COIN MAY HAVE SUPERFICIAL NICKS AND SCRATCHES AND COIN MAY HAVE SPOTTING, TONING, AND/OR OXIDATION RELATED TO AGE. COIN HAS BOLD RELIEF AND WHEN STACKED AT MINT THIS LED TO WEAR OF FINISH IN AREAS SUCH AS POPE'S HEAD AND FACE. COIN YOU RECEIVE MAY VARY FROM THE ONE SHOWN IN PHOTO BUT WILL BE IN SAME GENERAL CONDITION. This coin (38.60 mm in diameter) is much larger than both USA quarter (24.26 mm in diameter) and USA half dollar (30.61 mm in diameter). Proudly own this highly collectible coin!!!! A memorial was first introduced by Constantine the Great on the site where St Peter is said to have been buried after he was executed in 67AD. On April 11, 1506 Pope Julius II laid the Foundation Stone for a new church to be built in the Vatican city on the site where St. Peter was said to have been buried. The elderly pontiff descended deep in to the earth on a wobbly rope ladder to perform the honour. Due to the lack of funds, construction was slow. Pope Leo X replaced Pope Julius II in 1513. After the original architect Bramante died in 1514, Pope Leo X made Raphael the chief architect. Raphael never finished the project and over time Sangello, Verone and Puruzzi also served as architects until Michaelangelo was put in charge but he was then in his seventies and only witnessed the completion of the shell of the famous Dome by the time that he died in 1564. The Cathedral was not completed until 1626, 120 years after Julius II had laid the first stone. Carlos Maderna completed the facade. Bernini designed the Colonnade and the 140 saints that adorn the top of the Colonnade were sculpted by his students. This magnificent coin depicts the Basilica of St Peter in the center with St Peter. Pope Julius II and Michaelangelo, Pope Benedict XVI, the Archangel Michael who is revered in Catholic tradition as the protector of the Church and the Archangel Gabriel who is seen as the bearer of good tidings and as the comforter and the helper of men are also featured. On the 19th of April 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Bavaria, stepped out onto the Vatican balcony to address the pilgrims beneath as Pope Benedict XVI. The 265th pontiff, the first German pontiff in 1,000 years, described himself to the crowds that were amassed in the square as ‘a simple, humble worker in the Lord’s vineyard’. The Catholic Church in Sierra Leone has approximately 150,000 members and has played a great part in the charitable work that has been desperately needed since peace spread through the county, a peace that Pope John Paul II helped to bring about by personally appealing to the rebels to cease their activities. Each coin carries the Coat of Arms of Sierra Leone on the obverse and is superbly crafted of Cupro Nickel. This coin is 38.60 mm in diameter and weighs 28.28 gms. This coin is much larger than both USA quarter (24.26 mm in diameter) and USA half dollar (30.61 mm in diameter). Own this wonderful issue -- as a commemoration of 500 Years since The Laying of The Foundation Stone of St Peter's Basilica and a celebration of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI. BUY IT NOW at our eBay Store 100% GUARANTEE OF AUTHENTICITY. Please be sure to ask questions before buying so you are completely satisfied with your purchase. For other great buys, visit our eBay Store We have an extensive inventory of coins and original collectible items in many areas of interest. Some of the items in our store inventory are quite unique and the only place they are available on eBay is at our store. Feel free to drop by our store even if only to browse and window shop. PAYMENT and SHIPPING INFO We ship quickly, usually within 1 business day of receiving payment. PAYMENT IS REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY. We accept PayPal. To pay with PayPal, you must have and ship to a confirmed USA address. Shipping for this item is to USA only. Florida buyers pay 6.5% sales tax. We give feedback on all completed transactions once we know you are satisfied with the transaction and have left feedback for us. Thanks and Happy Buying!!!

Price: 27.99 USD

Location: Maitland, Florida

End Time: 2024-02-10T20:14:46.000Z

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