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| Issuer | Vatican City State |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Thickness | 2.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Pope John Paul II wearing a zucchetto, rendered in high relief with finely engraved hair and vestment detail. The circumferential Latin legend reads IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. along the upper left arc, with AN.III to the upper right and the Roman numeral date MCMLXXXI along the right field. The engraver's signature VEROI appears in small capitals at the base of the bust near the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN.III MCMLXXXI VEROI (Translation: John Paul II Pontiff Maximum year 3 - 1981) |
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| Edge | Lettered |
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