Karol Wojtyla from Poland became Pope John Paul II in 1978, the first non-Italian pope in over 450 years. He travelled to more than 120 countries and survived an assassination attempt in St Peter’s Square in 1981. He was declared a saint in 2014.
Castings, Coins
KM-979 Pope John Paul II St Peter’s Square Medal
$17.00
Gold overlay casting pendant. Obverse: Pope John Paul II facing, wearing a mitre and holding the papal crucifix staff, legend IOANNES PAVLVS II. Reverse: the dome of St Peter’s Basilica with Bernini’s colonnade around St Peter’s Square, ROMA below. Inscriptions explained: IOANNES PAVLVS II is Latin for ‘John Paul II’. ROMA is Latin/Italian for ‘Rome’.
