1935 AD., Vatican, Pius XI, Rome mint, 2 Lire, KM 6.

Vatican, Pius XI (1922-1939), Rome mint, engraver: Aurelio Mistruzzi (reverse), 1935 AD.,
2 Lire (ø 29 mm / 10,03 g), nickel, 10,00 g. (?) theor. mint weight, mintage 70.000 , axes coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), plain edge,
Obv.: PIVS • XI • PONT - MAX • AN• XIV / 19 - 35 , crowned Papal Seal of Pope Pius XI, dividing date below.
Rev.: STATO DELLA CIT - TA´ DEL VATICANO / L. - 2 / MISTRVZZI / A. MOTTI. INC. , young shepherd standing facing, carrying lamb on shoulders.
KM 6 .

Year / Mintage / Papal Year
1929 10,000 An.VIII
1930 50,000 An.IX
1931 50,000 An.X
1932 50,000 An.XI
1934 50,000 An.XIII
1935 70,000 An.XIV
1936 40,000 An.XV
1937 70,000 An.XVI

Pope Pius XI, born Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti (31 May 1857 – 10 February 1939), reigned from 6 February 1922 to his death in 1939. He was the first sovereign of Vatican City from its creation as an independent state on 11 February 1929.
In 1940, stainless steel replaced nickel of this denomination type. Between 1941 and 1943, production of the various denominations was reduced to only a few thousand per year.