20 Zloty - Beatification of John Paul II - Poland - AG PROOF

Silver coin, Proof.
The Venerable Pope John Paul II, born Karol Józef Wojtyla, reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of The Holy See from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at 84 years and 319 days of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted 26 years and 168 days. Pope John Paul II is the only Slavic or Polish pope to date, and was the first non-Italian Pope since Dutch Pope Adrian VI (1522–1523).