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10 Diners Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2004 |
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| Value | 10 Diners (10 ADD) |
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| Reverse description | A finely detailed effigy of Pope John Paul II is depicted in three-quarter view, wearing full papal vestments including the mitre and robes, with both arms outstretched in a gesture of blessing. He holds a papal ferula — a processional cross — in his right hand, the crucifix rising prominently above the composition. Multiple doves in flight surround the figure, symbolizing peace, with several perched near his extended hands. The inscribed legend JOAN PAU II arcs along the upper right field in raised Latin lettering against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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| Mintage | 2004 - Proof - 9,999 |
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Issued in the final year of Karol Wojtyła's pontificate, before his death in April 2005 ended a 26-year reign as the longest-serving pope of the 20th century. Andorra's relationship with the Catholic Church runs deep — the Bishop of Urgell has served as one of the two co-princes of Andorra since 1278, giving ecclesiastical commemoratives here a political dimension absent in most secular issuing states.
KM#188 is one of several Andorran diners issues from this period targeting the collector market rather than circulation.