• Assisi - Presentation of the Triptych of Coins Dedicated to Saint Francis’ Canticle of the Creatures

    Everyone is called to become an agent of Peace and Reconciliation

    For the first time, three States have joined together for a common numismatic issue. This is the collaboration behind the triptych of coins dedicated to the Canticle of the Creatures, on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. The initiative, included in the official calendar of Franciscan celebrations, was presented in Assisi on Thursday morning, May 14, in the Cimabue Hall of the “Colle del Paradiso” Conference Center within the monumental complex of the Sacred Convent of Saint Francis.

  • For the first time, a triptych of coins celebrates Saint Francis of Assisi

    Coins created through a collaboration between Italy, the Vatican, and San Marino unveiled

    Assisi, 14 May 2026 – The numismatic triptych dedicated to the Canticle of the Creatures was presented today in the Cimabue Hall of the “Colle del Paradiso” Conference Center within the monumental complex of the Sacred Convent of Saint Francis in Assisi. The project was created through a collaboration between Italy, the Vatican, and San Marino as part of the celebrations marking the 800th anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi. Included in the official calendar of Franciscan celebrations, the initiative represents a meeting point between art, spirituality, and numismatics in the symbolic place of the life and message of the Saint of Assisi.