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  • 10 Lire 1992, KM# 236, Vatican City, Pope John Paul II, Environment and Development, Bees Industriousness
  • 10 Lire 1992, KM# 236, Vatican City, Pope John Paul II, Environment and Development, Bees Industriousness
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.

Engraver: Sergio Giandomenico

Obverse

Depicts a bust of Pope John Paul II, surrounded by the inscription "Ioannes Paulus II pontifex maximus annum XIV MCMXCII" (John Paul II, supreme pontiff, regnal year 14, 1992), the engraver's names below.

IOANNES PAVLVS II P.M. AN. XIV MCMXCII
GIANDOMENICO

Reverse

Depicts a bee on a flower with the stem intertwined with a bare twig, the state name above, the value below.

CITTA' DEL VATICANO
R L.10

Edge
Characteristics
Type Commemorative Issue (Circulating)
Material Aluminium
Weight 1.6 g
Diameter 23 mm
Thickness 1.5 mm
Shape round
Alignment Coin
Mint
Italian State Mint and Polygraphic Institute (IPZS)

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