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500 Dollars - Elizabeth II Papal Visit
| Issuer | Government of Saint Lucia |
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| Year | 1986 |
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| Value | 500 Dollars |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A right-facing portrait bust of Pope John Paul II is rendered in high relief at the centre of the field, depicting the pontiff wearing a zucchetto and papal vestments with an ornate clasp visible at the chest. The name 'JOHN PAUL II' is inscribed in the lower exergual area beneath the portrait. The curved legend '· PAPAL VISIT JULY 1986 ·' arcs along the upper periphery, flanked by two raised dots as separators, against a deeply mirrored proof field. |
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Issued to mark Pope John Paul II's pastoral visit to Saint Lucia on July 7, 1985, one stop in a broader Caribbean tour that also took him to Trinidad, Venezuela, and several other nations. The timing of the coin's release — 1986, a year after the visit — was typical of Commonwealth Caribbean commemorative programs, where striking logistics often lagged the events they honored.
KM#15 is a low-mintage piece; Saint Lucia's gold commemorative program of the mid-1980s was never struck in large numbers, reflecting the island's modest budget for precious-metal issues.