The E-Sylum:  Volume 8, Number 14, April 3, 2005, Article 4

TRANSITIONAL PAPAL COINAGE

With the death this week of Pope John Paul II, there has
been a tremendous amount of television coverage about
the man, the position, and how the upcoming transition
will be handled. Tonight I noticed a very brief news item
about the Vatican coinage, saying coins with the pope's
image have been discontinued, and that a new issue without
a portrait is already underway to signify the void between
popes. I was unable to locate more information on the
web. Can anyone point us to images of the new coins,
or a site that explains the history of these transitional pieces?

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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