Vatican City

Date2003, 20 III
Value25 x € 0,41
Catalog no.Mi 1428 – 1453   Sc 1237, 1236a -1236y   SG 1385, 1360 -1384   Y&T 1308, 1283 -1307
TopicJohn Paul II - Joint issues with Polish Post
Occasion25-years jubilee pope John Paul II
DescriptionSilver stamp
Portrait of Pope John Paul II. The pope's Coat of Arms and the inscription GIOVANNI PAOLO II 1978 XXV ANNO DI PONTIFICATO 2003 at the lower left. The stamp measures 30 x 35 mm, has a thickness of 0.1 mm, and a silver content of 925/1000.
Sheet of 25 stamps
Each stamp mentions one year in the period 1978 - 2002. One stamp refers to the first papal journey to Poland in June 1979. The stamp shows the pope celebrating a mass on Plac Zwycięstwa (Victory Square) in Warsaw.