| Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
| Lot number: 387 Price realized: 40 GBP (Approx. 51 USD / 47 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Stryjecki, Ryszard (Polish, 1937-present); b. Warsaw POLAND/VATICAN, John Paul II, 1978, a plated bronze maquette by R. Stryjecki for the Pontificio Consiglio Operatori Sanitari [Pontifical Council for Healthcare Workers], bust three-quarters left set against an abstract elevation of the cupola of St Peter's Basilica, rev. satinised crucifix, signature of the sitter at bottom, 207mm, 1,151.62g (LaMoneta.it CRW 1442; cf. Münz Zentrum Rheinland 189, 5062). Very fine, scarce £80-£100 --- Provenance: bt Münz Zentrum Rheinland, May 2002 Karol Józef Wojtyla, latterly Pope John Paul II (1920-2005), b. Wadowice, was head of the Catholic Church from 1978 until 2005. |  |
