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10 Diners Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2004 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Principality of Andorra occupies the central field, rendered in fine relief and partially encircled by a decorative semi-open border. The heraldic shield displays the traditional quartered arms of Andorra. The legend PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA arcs along the upper periphery, while the denomination 10 D. and date 2004 appear in the lower field. The patriotic motto VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR is incorporated into the design, referencing the national maxim 'United virtue is stronger.' |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR 10 D. 2004 (Translation: Principality of Andorra United virtue is stronger) |
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John Paul II visited Andorra in 1982 — the first papal visit to the co-principality in its history — and the Andorran government maintained an unusually close relationship with the Vatican throughout his pontificate, given that the Bishop of Urgell serves as one of Andorra's two co-princes by constitutional arrangement. This coin was struck in 2004, the year before his death, when his declining health from Parkinson's disease was widely publicized.
KM#189 is part of a broader Andorran commemorative silver program that accelerated sharply in the early 2000s, producing numerous single-year issues with limited secondary market depth.