Medal - Pope Paul VI Visit to Jordan and the Holy Land 1964 Gold
Medal - Pope Paul VI Visit to Jordan and the Holy Land 1964 Gold
€104,685.00
Location
Vatican City
Year
1964
Type
Commemorative medals/Event medal
Composition
Gold (.750)
Weight
73 g
Diameter
45 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Smooth
Period
Notice
Obverse: V. Lorioli Reverse: E. Varisco
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Busts of Pope Paul VI, wearing zucchetto and mantum, and King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan, in civic attire, facing one another. Pellet to left and right.
Obverse lettering
المملكة الأردنيّة الهاشميّة
COT.
AFFER
750 LORIOLI
HASCEMITICUM JORDANIAE REGNUM (Translation: The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Cot. Affer 750 Lorioli)
Obverse script
Reverse description
Church of the Holy Sepulchre and the Dome of the Rock, separated by an olive branch and a stump
Reverse lettering
IN NOMINE DOMINI TERRAM SANCTAM
ADVENIENTE
E.V.
★ ANNO MCMLXIV ★ (Translation: Travels to the Holy Land in the name of the Lord E.V. Year 1964)