The Servant of God Karol Wojtyła is the saint closest and dearest to the hearts of contemporary Poles. Together with Polish people, John Paul II suffered the hardship of German occupation. Subsequently, hand in hand with his compatriots, he shouldered the heavy burden of Communism.

When on 2nd April 2005 the Vatican sources announced the death of the Pope John Paul II, the followers of the Catholic Church became immersed in deep mourning. Our unique gold-plated silver coin in the shape of a cross, issued on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the death of the Holy Father, reflects the spiritual attachment of the Catholic community to Saint John Paul the Great. Let it be a token of our gratitude for his longtime pontificate!

Obverse:
In the central part of the coin – effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in a decorative circle. Around it – inscriptions: ELIZABETH II, face value: 25 DOLLARS, issuer: NIUE ISLAND. Below – hallmark: Ag 999, mint mark: m/w. The center of the coin is surrounded by 4 square bars depicting 4 Evangelists: Mark, John, Luke and Matthew. Each piece bears an inscription: SANCTUS MARCUS, SANCTUS IOANNES, SANCTUS LUCAS and SANCTUS MATTHEUS, respectively. All bars are marked with Greek letters: A, Ω. The last piece with a decorative ring forms the longer limb of the cross. It bears the inscription derived from the Bible and cited by the pope in his poem “Roman Triptych”: OMNIA NUDA ET APERTA SUNT ANTE OCULOS EIUS (“All things are naked and open before His eyes”, Hebrews 4:13). There is a small round window in the center of this bar. 

Reverse:
In the central part of the coin: portrait of John Paul II with a nimbus. Around it – decorative ring with inscriptions in Polish and Latin: ŚWIĘTY JAN PAWEŁ II/SANCTUS IOANNES PAULUS II. Remaining pieces of the cross are decorated with ornate rosettes. The last bar has a small round window in its center.