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10 Diners Pope John Paul II
| Issuer | Andorra |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Collector coin |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA VIRTVS VNITA FORTIOR 10 D. 2005 |
| Reverse description | The reverse presents a deeply struck portrait of Pope John Paul II in left profile, depicted in a devotional posture with head bowed and hands clasped in prayer, vested in pontifical robes with a floral clasp detail visible at the shoulder. To the right of the papal effigy stands a detailed crucifix in high relief, showing the corpus of Christ upon the cross. The legend JOAN PAU II arcs along the upper periphery in bold incuse lettering against the mirror-polished proof field. |
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John Paul II died on April 2, 2005, and Andorra — which operates under a unique co-princeship shared between the French President and the Bishop of Urgell — had particular reason to mark his passing. The Bishopric of Urgell's role as a co-prince means papal relationships carry direct constitutional weight in Andorra, giving this commemorative an institutional significance that most memorial coin issues lack.
KM#207 was struck the same year of his death, before beatification proceedings had even formally opened in Rome.