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5 Euros Pope John XXI, .925 Silver
| Issuer | Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda (INCM) |
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| Year | 2005 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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Pope John XXI is the only Portuguese pope in history, elected in 1276 as Pedro Julião — a physician and philosopher who had taught at the University of Siena and whose medical treatise Thesaurus Pauperum circulated widely across medieval Europe. His pontificate lasted less than nine months; he died in May 1277 when the ceiling of his newly built private study at Viterbo collapsed on him while he slept.
The 2005 date places this issue within a broader INCM commemorative series revisiting Portuguese historical figures, timed loosely around national heritage programming rather than any specific Julião anniversary.