Jean-Paul II - Visite à Lourdes or
Features
| Location |
France
 |
|---|---|
| Issuing company | Editions Jean-Marc Laleta |
| Period |
Fifth Republic (1958-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Visit medals |
| Year | 1981 |
| Composition | Gold (.9999) |
| Weight | 6.45 g |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 551537 |
| References | CRW# 0179 2006. Jan Paweł II na monetach i medalach świata: Z kolekcji Wojciecha Grabowskiego z Londynu = John Paul II on Coins and Medals Around the World. Warsaw, Poland. |
Commemorative issue
Closing of the Lourdes Eucharistic Congress in July 1981
Obverse
Bust of Pope John Paul II, right, in pontifical habit.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IOHANNES PAVLVS II PONT. MAXIMVS •
E. ROUSSEAU
Unabridged legend: Iohannes Paulus II Pontifex Maximus
Engraver: Émile Rousseau
Reverse
Pontifical coat of arms of John Paul II.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LOURDES
AU 6.45 G. 999,9/1000
1 PUR
ANNO MCMLXXXI
Engraver: Émile Rousseau
Edge
Reeded.
Mint
 |
Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) |
Mark
 |
Les éditions Jean-Marc Laleta (?-1994) |
Comments
Medal issued to commemorate the visit of John Paul II, who had planned to attend the closing of the Eucharistic Congress in Lourdes in July 1981, but the bombing on May 13, 1981 prevented this trip. He finally came on pilgrimage to Lourdes on August 14 and 15, 1983.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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