The central element is an engraved medallion having four rounded arms; Romania`s Coat of Arms is placed in the middle; the year of issue `1999` is engraved left and right; on the upper part, the inscription `ROMANIA`; on the lower part, the face value `1000` placed circularly.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
ROMANIA
1999
1000 LEI
Reverse description
On the upper part, in the foreground, the portraits of His Holiness Pope John Paul II and of His Beatitude Teoctist, Patriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church; in the background, a Latin Cross; on the lower part, the Coat of Arms of the Pontif Holy Father and of the Romanian Patriarchy; the inscriptions `VIZITA S.S. PAPA IOAN PAUL II IN ROMANIA` and `7-9 MAI 1999` are engraved circularly.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
VIZITA S.S. PAPA IOAN PAUL II IN
ROMANIA
7-9 MAI 1999
