Reverse
A shepherd with a sheep on his shoulders
Script: Latin
Lettering: PASTOR BONUS
Comment
Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (born in Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo, Italy, on November 25, 1881 and died in Rome, on June 3, 1963), was elected Pope on October 28, 1958 under the name of John XXIII (in Latin Ioannes XXIII). He convened the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council (1962-1965, also known as Vatican II), which he did not complete because he died on June 3, 1963, two months after completing the encyclical Pacem in Terris.
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Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli (né à Sotto il Monte, près de Bergame, Italie, le 25 novembre 1881 et mort à Rome, le 3 juin 1963), fut élu pape le 28 octobre 1958 sous le nom de Jean XXIII (en latin Ioannes XXIII). Il convoqua le IIe concile œcuménique du Vatican (1962-1965, appelé aussi concile Vatican II), dont il ne vit pas la fin car il mourut le 3 juin 1963, deux mois après avoir achevé l’encyclique Pacem in Terris.
