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Token - Canonization of John Paul II
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2014 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Pope John Paul II in three-quarter view with hands clasped in prayer, wearing papal vestments. A gilt dove in flight appears to the right of the effigy. The legend arcs along the upper rim, with the year below the dove at right. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | View of St. Peter's Basilica rising above the elliptical colonnade of St. Peter's Square, with the central obelisk and radiating pavement pattern rendered in relief. Decorative scroll-like privy marks flank the design on either side. The Roman numeral date MCMLXXVIII appears along the upper arc and MMV in the lower exergue, denoting the years of John Paul II's pontificate and death respectively. |
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