Pope Francis Anno IV

harasha

Not bad, but I would have preferred portraiture.

STLNATS

I agree, but given the recent change in the coins' obverse, I suspect that the coat of arms will be replacing the portrait for the rest of this pope's tenure. A few of the recent medals have been interesting, but most have been workmanlike at best and I am considering ending my collection of annuals with last year's offering and start working more on the annuals in the other direction (ie pre 1800 silvers) along with my existing focus on the jubilees and lateran possession issues. Just waiting to see what comes out in a few weeks...

Iosephus

@harasha said:
Not bad, but I would have preferred portraiture.

I agree.

@STLNATS said:
given the recent change in the coins' obverse, I suspect that the coat of arms will be replacing the portrait for the rest of this pope's tenure. A few of the recent medals have been interesting, but most have been workmanlike at best

I also agree with this, unfortunately.

Michael1

Really, coins with portraits look significantly better.