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| Issuer | National Bank of Poland |
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| Year | 2002 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a striking architectural composition depicting a robed figure of Pope John Paul II seen from behind, standing at the center of the field holding a papal ferula at his right side, and gazing toward the interior of a grand basilica rendered in precise linear perspective. The vaulted nave recedes dramatically toward a luminous vanishing point at the center, evoking the grandeur of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, with elaborate structural frameworks and colonnade details flanking the nave. The legend PONTIFEX MAXIMUS is inscribed in bold capital letters along the upper arc, divided by the central vertical axis of the architectural design. The overall composition masterfully combines a sense of spiritual journey with the monumental scale of the papal office. |
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| Reverse lettering | PONTIFEX MAXIMUS |
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