Medal - Pius XII Defender of Rome

€1.00
LocationVatican City
Year1944
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight35.06 g
Diameter44 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Bartolotti#E944
Obverse descriptionBust right.
Obverse letteringPIVS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNO VI MISTRVZZI
(Translation: Pius 12th Supreme Pontiff Year 6)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionStanding angel with outstretched wings holding a cross and shield with the Papal insignia, in the background the dome of St. Peter`s, Trajan`s Column and the Capitoline Hill.
Reverse letteringDEFENSOR CIVITATIS DIE XII MAR MCM XLIV
(Translation: Defender of the City Day 12 March 1944)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1944)  - ANNO VI -
Catalog ID8200170360
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