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Medal - Benedictus XVI Vatican City 80th Anniversary
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2009 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of two popes in right-facing profile relief: Pope Benedict XVI in the foreground wearing papal vestments and mitre, and Pope Pius XI in the background. The curved legend at the top reads APUD SANCTVM PETRUM, with BENEDICTIVS XVI P.M. inscribed beneath the upper legend and PIVS XI P.M. further below along the right field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a large relief of the dome of St. Peter's Basilica set against a schematic outline map of Vatican City State. To the left, a bearded bust of Saint Peter holding two keys is depicted in high relief. The dates 1929 - 2009 appear at the upper left, the inscription LXXX ANNIV. is in the upper right field, and the legend STATUS CIVITATIS VATICANAE runs along the right border from bottom to top. |
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