1979 GOLD MEXICO 34.2g POPE JOHN PAUL II VISIT COMMEMORATIVE NGC MINT STATE 66

Description: UNITED MEXICAN STATES OFFICIAL MEDALLIC ISSUE COMMEMORATING THE FIRST PAPAL VISIT OF JOHN PAUL II TO MEXICO CERTIFIED BY NGC MINT STATE 66WEIGHT: 34.41 GRAMS OF .900 FINE GOLD0.9839 ACTUAL GOLD WEIGHT OBV: WITHIN STYLIZED OUTER BORDER 3/4 LEFT FACING PORTRAIT BUST OF POPE JOHN PAUL II ON THE RIGHT WITH LATIN NAME "JOANNES PAULUS II" TO LEFT OF BUST; UNDER BUST IS JOHN PAUL II'S APOSTOLIC MOTTO IN LATIN "TOTUS TUUS" or "TOTALLY YOURS" WHICH IS A REFERENCE TO HIS PERSONAL COSECRETION OF THE VIRGIN MARY AND AN EXPRESSION OF PIETY. REV: WITHIN STYLIZED OUTER BORDER A DEPICTION OF THE NEW OR MODERN BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, MEXICO CITY WITH "MEXICO" ABOVE AND "ENERO: 26.31. 1979 (JANUARY 26-31, 1979)" BENEATH. SAINT JOHN PAUL THE GREAT (POPE SAINT JOHN PAUL II) (REIGNED 1978-2005), BORN KAROL JOZEF WOJTYLA, REIGNED AS SUPREME PONTIFF OF THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND SOVEREIGN OF VATICAN CITY LONGER THAN ANY OTHER POPE EXCEPT FOR PIUS IX. HE WAS THE ONLY POLISH POPE, AND THE FIRST NON-ITALIAN POPE SINCE 1522. HE BECAME ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LEADERS OF THE 20th CENTURY AND IS CONSIDERED BY MANY TO HAVE BEEN INTRUMENTAL IN BRINGING AN END TO COMMUNISM IN EUROPE. HE WAS ONE OF THE MOST TRAVELLED WORLD LEADERS IN HISTORY, AND DURING HIS PAPACY HE MADE OVER 129 VISITS TO FOREIGN LANDS (MORE THAN ALL THE PREVIOUS POPES IN TOTAL), AND LOGGING MORE THAN 750,000 MILES. HE IMPROVED RELATIONS WITH MANY FAITHS FOLLOWING A DOCTRINE OF TOLERANCE, UNDERSTANDING, AND COMMON GROUND. THE TITLE "VENERABLE" WAS PROCLAIMED BY HIS SUCCESSOR BENEDICT XVI, AND THE COMMON USAGE OF THE EPITHET "THE GREAT" HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH HIM SINCE HIS PASSING. ON MAY 1, 2011, THE BLESSED POPE JOHN PAUL II RECEIVED BEATIFICATION IN MAY, 2011 FROM THE CHURCH, WHICH WAS THE THIRD OF FOUR STEPS TOWARD CANNONIZATION. THE TRADITIONAL FIVE-YEAR WAITING PERIOD FOR CANONIZATION WAS WAIVED, AND THE PROCESS STARTED SHORTLY AFTER HIS DEATH. TWO MIRACLES HAVE BEEN ATTRIBUTED TO THE INTERVENTION OF POPE JOHN PAUL II, THE SECOND OF WHICH WAS CONFIRMED BY POPE FRANCIS IN 2013. JOHN PAUL II WAS CANONIZED, ALONGSIDE POPE JOHN XXIII, ON APRIL 27, 2014. THIS BEAUTIFUL MEDALLIC ISSUE OF MEXICO COMMEMORATES THE FIRST PAPAL VISIT IN 1979 OF POPE JOHN PAUL II TO MEXICO. THE TRIP WAS ONE OF THE PONTIFF'S EARLIEST OFFICIAL VISITS, STOPPING IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BEFORE HEADING ON TO MEXICO CITY. HE CELEBRATED SOLEMN MASS IN JANUARY 1979, AT THE "MODERN" BASILICA OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE, JUST AS HE WOULD ALMOST TWENTY YEARS LATER IN JANUARY OF 1999. HE WOULD MAKE 5 OFFICIAL VISITS IN ALL TO MEXICO DURING HIS PAPACY. 36 MM IN DIAMETER You can arrange pickup from our Fort Lauderdale Rare Coin storefront locationOur business hours are Monday - Friday 10:00am-5:00pm ESTPlease ask any/all questions with concerns before bidding / making a purchase.Florida Sales Tax applicable to invoice totals under $500 of non legal tender USA coins and currency. All other states please contact eBay to find out about any possible taxes that may be charged prior to purchasing.INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING & DELIVERYPLEASE NOTE: DUE TO T HE CRISIS OCCURRING INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY HAS BECOME DELAYED ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES TO CUSTOMS. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. WE CAN OFFER FEDEX SHIPPING HOWEVER THE COST IS MUCH HIGHER. PLEASE INQUIRE IF INTERESTEDDue to increase in postage rates and large losses to our company when shipping first class packages we are now strictly shipping via Priority mail as it is more secure and traceable all the way to your door.Import taxes and duties are NOT included in the item price or shipping charges. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", ”sample”etc.We now ship solely via USPS Priority Mail International or Fedex International foryour additional tracking and security and ensure delivery to customs.Delivery times could get delayed to as much as 4 weeks depending on customs conditions.It is the buyer's responsibility to check with your country's customs office todetermine what these additional costs (if any) will be prior to bidding or buying.These charges are normally collected by the delivering freight (shipping) company or when you pick the item up from customs. They are not additional shipping charges by RareCoinCollector. eBay will calculate and add the applicable sales tax at checkout. The buyer will pay both the cost of the item along with the sales tax. eBay will collect and remit the tax. Sellers are not able to opt out of selling items into the states listed above or opt out of eBay automatically collecting sales tax. Based on applicable tax laws, eBay will calculate, collect, and remitsales tax on behalf of sellers for items shipped to customers.

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