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Medal - Benedictus XV
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Bust of Pope Benedict XV in three-quarter left profile, wearing papal vestments with ornately decorated cope. The circumscribed legend reads BENEDICTVS XV PONT. MAXIMVS along the upper border, within a beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Aerial view of St. Peter's Basilica and its colonnade with the oval piazza in the foreground, rendered in fine relief. The Roman numeral dates MCMXIV and MCMXXII appear at the top and bottom of the field respectively, denoting the pontificate years, flanked by decorative chain motifs on either side, within a beaded rim. |
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