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Medal - Ioannes Paulus II La Pietà
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1973 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Pope John Paul II in high relief, wearing papal vestments and zucchetto. The circular legend reads JOANNES PAVLVS II PONTIFEX MAXIMVS around the upper and right rim, with the engraver's signature A.CONSONNI inscribed at the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | Central relief depiction of Michelangelo's Pietà, showing the Virgin Mary holding the body of Christ, rendered in fine sculptural detail against a polished field. The legend MICHELANGELO LA PIETA. is inscribed along the upper rim on both sides, and ROMA appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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