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Médaille - Saint Benoît, croix
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1880 |
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| Thickness | 1.4 mm |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of Saint Benedict in monastic habit, depicted in relief within an arched niche, holding a cross-topped crozier in his right hand and an open book in his left. To the left of the figure a tablet inscribed CRUX S. PATRIS and to the right one inscribed BENEDICTI, with a raven at the lower right; the surrounding legend reads EIVS IN OBITU NRO PRAESENTIA MUNIAMUR, with MONTE CASINO in the exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large Latin cross in the centre of the field, with the letters C S P B on the cross arms and N D S M D on the horizontal bar, and further letters P M L in the lower quadrants. The word PAX appears above the cross within the inner circle, and the surrounding legend contains the initials V R S N S M V S M Q L I V B arranged with dot separators around the border. |
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