1962 Gold Pope John XXIII & Paul VI Vatican Second Vatican Council 7 Gram Medal

1962 GOLD POPE JOHN XXIII & PAUL VI VATICAN CITY 2nd VATICAN COUNCIL PROOF MEDAL GEM PROOF CONDITION. OBV: JUGATE PORTRAIT BUST OF JOHN XXIII & POPE PAUL VI LEFT; LEGEND AROUND CENTER. POPE JOHN XXIII WAS THE LAST POPE TO USE FULL PAPAL CEREMONY, AND HIS CORONATION LASTED THE FULL TRADITIONAL FIVE HOURS. DURING HIS PONTIFICATE HE CALLED THE SECOND VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL THAT LED TO SWEEPING CHANGES THROUGHOUT CATHOLICISM.

THE COUNCIL WAS OPENED BY POPE JOHN XXIII OCTOBER 1962 AND ADDRESSED RELATIONS BETWEEN THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE MODERN WORLD. IT WAS CLOSED UPON HIS DEATH, AND REOPENED IMMEDIATELY UPON THE ACCESSION OF POPE PAUL VI.

VATICAN II WOULD REMAIN OPEN UNTIL DECEMBER 1965. MEDAL CONTAINS 7 GRAMS OF. PLEASE BE PATIENT AS THIS IS A HARD TIME FOR EVERYONE AND PACKAGES ARE GETTING DELIVERED, JUST NOT IN THE NORMAL TIMEFRAME. We cannot declare any package as a "gift", "sample"etc.

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