Medal - Leo XIII Tribute to the Continents

€240,056.00
LocationPapal States
Year1900
TypeCommemorative medals/Religious medal
CompositionBronze
Weight30.55 g
Diameter38.5 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound with a loop
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBust Leo XIII facing left.
Obverse letteringLEO. XIII. PONT. MAX.
(Translation: Pontifex Maximus (Latin, `Greatest Priest`))
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionTowards the enthroned Pontiff with triple crown, cope and keys, irradiated by the dove of the Holy Spirit between an Angel and the allegorical figure of the Church under Angel carrying ribbon on globe with the names of the Continents.
Reverse letteringAmer. Asia. Europa. Africa.
Reverse script
EngraverStabilimento Stefano Johnson S.p.A. / Johnson Medaglie, Milan, Italy (1836-2019)
MintageND (1900)  - -
Catalog ID6596000120
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