Andorra, 2002 AD., Joan Martí i Alanis, Agnus Dei commemorative, 1 Centim, KM 178.

Andorra, Joan Martí i Alanis, Agnus Dei commemorative - a non circulating issue, 2002 AD.,
1 Centim (27 mm / 2,14 g), aluminium, ? g. theor. mint weight, axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), mintage ?, plain edge,
Obv.: PRINCIPAT D'ANDORRA / VIRTUS VNITA FORTIOR / 2002 , coat of arms of Andorra, motto (meaning "united virtue is stronger") at base, date below.
Rev.: 1 CÈNTIM / Agnus Dei , a nimbate lamb standing left, holding a long cross, small X-shaped cross before, value below.
KM 178 .

Year / Mintage
2002 / ?

Joan Martí i Alanis (29 November 1928 - 11 October 2009) was a former Bishop of Urgell and hence former co-Prince of Andorra. He was Bishop of Urgell from 1971 to 2003. He was a co-signatory, along with François Mitterrand, of Andorra's new constitution in 1993.

"Agnus Dei" is a Latin term meaning "Lamb of God", and was originally used to refer to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering that atones for the sins of humanity in Christian theology. The phrase "Agnus Dei" refers to several uses of this image. The title Agnus Dei appears in the Gospel of John, with the exclamation of John the Baptist: "Behold the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world" in John 1:29 when he sees Jesus.
Although in Christian teachings, Lamb of God refers to Jesus Christ in his role of the perfect sacrificial offering, specific Christological arguments dissociate it from the Old Testament concept of a "scape goat" which is subjected to punishment for the sins of others, without knowing it or willing it. These teachings emphasize that Jesus chose to suffer at Calvary as a sign of his full obedience to the will of his Father, as an "agent and servant of God". The Lamb of God is thus related to the Paschal Lamb of Passover, which is viewed as foundational and integral to the message of Christianity.
A lion-like lamb which rises to deliver victory after being slain appears several times in the Book of Revelation. Although also indirectly referred to in Pauline writings, nothing in the context of 1 Corinthians 5:7 directly implies that in that specific passage Saint Paul refers the death of Jesus using the same theme as in Johannine writings.
The Lamb of God title has found widespread use in Christian prayers and the Agnus Dei is used both in liturgy and as a form of contemplative prayer. Agnus Dei has also been the subject of musical settings by well known composers.