Description

Pope Saint John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. He was one of the most travelled world leaders in history, visiting 129 countries during his pontificate. As part of his special emphasis on the universal call to holiness, he beatified 1,340 people and canonised 483 saints, more than the combined tally of his predecessors during the preceding five centuries. He was the second longest-serving pope in modern history after Pope Pius IX, who served for nearly 32 years.

Obverse

Depicts a diamond-point engraving portrait of Pope John Paul II H.H name and a cross at the right of him, denomination below the koala, an official emblem of the Laurent Kabila regime: a mature male lion standing to the left amid the grass, symbolizing strength and authority, country’s name in French as semi-circle below.

PAPE
JEAN PAUL II
10 FRANCS
2005
REPUBLIQUE DEMOCRATIQUE DU CONGO

Reverse

Reverse engraving.

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Non-circulating)
Material Acrylic
Weight 39 g
Diameter 50 mm
Thickness 21 mm
Shape round
Alignment -

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