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10 Vatu First Pope in a Synagogue
| Issuer | Reserve Bank of Vanuatu |
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| Year | 2011 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse displays the national coat of arms of Vanuatu at centre, featuring a traditionally attired Melanesian warrior standing upright, holding a spear and a palm frond, set before a circular boar's tusk emblem. A ribbon below the arms bears the national motto in Bislama. The denomination '10 VATU' is inscribed at the top of the field, with the country name 'RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU' distributed around the periphery in Latin lettering. |
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| Obverse lettering | RIPABLIK BLONG VANUATU 10 VATU LONG GOD YUMI STANAP |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a full-colour photographic depiction of Pope John Paul II shaking hands with the Chief Rabbi inside the Great Synagogue of Rome, commemorating the historic 1986 visit — the first time a reigning Pope entered a synagogue. The ornate interior of the synagogue is visible in the background. The papal coat of arms, rendered in colour at the lower left, displays the characteristic gold cross on blue field with the letter 'M'. The legend 'RECONCILIATION OF RELIGIONS' arcs along the upper border, with the year '2011' below it, and 'POPE JOHN PAUL II' inscribed along the lower rim, flanked by his birth and death years '1920-2005'. |
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