Pope John Paul II

Fischer 3868-3892 | Michel 4018-4042 | Year of issue 2003 | Republic of Poland

25th Anniversary of the pontificate of the Holy Father John Paul II. Polish-Vatican joint issue.

3868 On the balcony of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome	3869 On Victory Square in Warsaw

3870 In the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris	3871 Murder attempt at Saint Peter's square in Rome

3872 At the sanctuary of the Holy Lady of Fatima in Portugal	3873 Opening the holy gate of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

3874 Visiting Sandro Pertini, the president of Italy	3875 At the World Youth Day in Rome

3876 Visiting a synagogue in Rome	3877 At the inauguration of the Year of Mary

3878 Visiting the European parliament in Strasbourg	3879 Meeting Mikhail Gorbachev

3880 Visiting leprous in Guinea-Bissau	3881 At the special convention of the Synod of Bishops

3882 Presenting the catechism of the Catholic church	3883 Praying in Assissi for peace in the Balkans

3884 Celebrating a mass in the Sistine Chapel	3885 At the United Nation Organization

3886 Walking through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin with chancellor Helmut Kohl	3887 Visiting Sarajevo

3888 Visiting Fidel Castro in Cuba	3889 Opening the holy gate of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

3890 At the World Youth Day in Tor Vergata (a Rome suburb)	3891 Closing the holy gate of Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome

Translations

XXV Rocznica pontyfikatu Jana Pawła II = 25th Anniversary of the pontificate of John Paul II.
Totus tuus = Entirely thine am I.
Wspólna emisja polski i watykanu = Cooperative issue of Poland and the Vatican.

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