Vatican City State (Holy See)
1 articleThe currency framework associated with Vatican City, a sovereign state in Southern Europe, uses euro (EUR). Currency administration is led by the European Central Bank and the Eurosystem; euro banknotes and coins circulate within the jurisdiction. Euro use rests on a formal monetary agreement that permits limited national-side coin issuance without making the jurisdiction a member of the euro area or the Eurosystem. Articles belong here when the territorial or national setting changes how a currency is issued, circulated, regulated or used in payments.
Vatican Coins Reveal New Papal Portrait Strategy for Euro Era
The Vatican's 2026 euro coins break with recent precedent by featuring both Pope Leo XIV's portrait and his coat of arms across different denominations, marking a nuanced return to centuries-old numismatic traditions