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| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1962 |
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| Weight | 32.78 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Pope John XXIII in high relief, depicted wearing a wide-brimmed pilgrim hat and papal cape with decorative clasp. The circumferential Latin legend runs around the upper portion of the field, with ANNO·V in the lower exergue. The engraver's name GIAMPAOLI appears in small letters beneath the bust truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The upper half of the reverse features a panoramic landscape view in low relief depicting the Basilica of the Holy House of Loreto on the left, with its distinctive dome, and the Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi on the right. The lower half of the field contains a five-line Latin inscription in bold relief lettering, with the date legend A·D·V·NON·OCT·A·MCMLXII arching along the upper border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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