© Palci
© Palci
Medal - Ioannes Paulus II Visit in Czechoslovakia
1990 year| Copper-nickel | 6.85 g | 27 mm |
| Location | Slovakia |
|---|---|
| Type | Commemorative medals › Visit medals |
| Year | 1990 |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 6.85 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Updated | 2024-11-12 |
| Numista | N#231767 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
Reverse
Praha - Hradčany, Velehrad, Bratislava (castle)
All seeing eye of God in sacred geometry triangle
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PRAHA VELEHRAD BRATISLAVA
1990
Edge
Plain
Comment
Pope John Paul II. visited Czechoslovakia in April 1990 less than year after Velvet Revolution, when communist regime ended in Czechoslovakia and religious freedom was granted. He visited Prague and Velehrad (both in Czech Republic) and Bratislava (Slovak Republic).John Paul II. was the pope in years 1978 - 2005 (the third longest pontificate in history). He was beatified in 2010 and later declared to be saint by Catholic Church in 2014.
