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Medal - John Paul II La Pietà
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Composition | White metal |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Pope John Paul II facing slightly left, wearing papal vestments and tiara, his right hand raised in a gesture of blessing. The circular legend around the field reads JOANNES PAVLVS II PONT. MAX. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOANNES PAVLVS II PONT.MAX (Translation: John Paul 2nd Supreme Pontiff) |
| Reverse description | Relief depiction of Michelangelo's La Pietà, showing the Virgin Mary seated and cradling the body of Christ across her lap, rendered in fine detail filling the entire field. The legend MICHELANGELO LA PIETA is inscribed around the upper periphery. |
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