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1 oz Silver Swiss Guard - Ioannes Paulus II
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing portrait bust of Pope John Paul II wearing a zucchetto, in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The surrounding legend reads the papal title and name with the dates of his pontificate and death, and the denomination '1 Ounce' appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device depicts the papal tiara surmounting the crossed Keys of Saint Peter, the principal emblem of the Holy See, in high relief against a mirror-polished field. The surrounding legend names the Pontifical Swiss Guard in three languages (Italian, German, and French), with the founding year '1506' and the fineness mark 'Ag 999' in the lower field. |
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