5 Pula Pope's Visit

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Descrizione del rovescio	A finely detailed left-facing bust of Pope John Paul II fills the central field, depicted wearing his distinctive papal zucchetto and clerical collar, rendered in high relief against a deeply mirrored proof background. A small engraver's initial is visible at the lower truncation of the bust. The circumferential legend reads JOHN PAUL II - 5 PULA - SEPT. 1988, distributed around the full periphery of the coin, commemorating the papal visit to Botswana in September 1988.
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Informazioni aggiuntive	John Paul II visited Botswana in September 1988 as part of a six-nation southern African tour, one of the most logistically ambitious papal trips of his pontificate. Botswana's Catholic population was — and remains — a small minority, making the visit more a diplomatic gesture toward the region than a pastoral one. The .925 silver version was issued alongside a cupro-nickel circulation strike; KM#20 and #20a are distinguished by composition alone, sharing the same dies.