This round medal is full of detail with a handsome image of the Pope accented with the Vatican in the background. The back of the image has a traditional Papal Crucifix. Pope John Paul II served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. He was the first non-Italian Pope in over 400 years.The canonization of Pope John Paul II occurred on April 27, 2014 after the Catholic church attributed two miracles to him.