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10 Euros - Ioannes Paulus II Pontificate
| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features an intimate devotional scene depicting Pope John Paul II in close proximity to a kneeling figure, rendered in high relief with exceptional sculptural detail. The pontiff, wearing his customary white cassock and zucchetto, is shown bowing his head toward the other figure in a gesture of profound pastoral tenderness. The circumferential legend IOANNES PAVLVS II PONT. MAX. arcs around the upper field, while the date inscription ANNO XXV MMIII appears in the lower field in bold Roman numerals, commemorating the 25th anniversary of his pontificate. The engravers' signatures MISTICHELLI and CASSOL INC. are discreetly placed within the field to the left and right respectively. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES PAVLVS II PONT. MAX. MISTICHELLI ANNO XXV MMIII CASSOL INC. |
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| Edge | Lettered: +++TOTUS |
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