Medal - Gregory XVI St. John Joseph of the Cross

€401,760.00
LocationPapal States
Year1839
TypeMedals/Religious medals
CompositionBrass
Weight3.86 g
Diameter
Thickness1.8 mm
ShapeOval
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OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain GREGORIUS XVI PONT. MAX 2 February 1831 to his death in June 1846   S. GIOVAN GIUSEPPE DELLA CROCE Patron of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies , Diocese of Ischia , Naples , Ischia Cannonization: On May 26, 1839, he was proclaimed a saint by Pope Gr
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Obverse descriptionEffigy of Pope Gregorius XVI facing right, surrounded by legend.
Obverse letteringGREGORIUS . XVI . PONT . MAX .
(Translation: Gregory 16th Supreme Pontiff)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEffigy of Saint Giovan Giuseppe della Croce facing left, surrounded by legend.
Reverse letteringS . GIOVAN GIUSEPPE DELLA CRO(CE)
Reverse scriptLatin
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MintageND (1839)  - -
Catalog ID3117481340
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