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| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Pope John XXIII in high relief, wearing the papal saturno hat and a caped cloak with decorative clasp. The circular legend around the field reads IOANNES XXIII PONTIFEX MAXIMUS, with ANNO V in the lower exergue indicating his fifth pontifical year. |
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| Obverse lettering | IOANNES • XXIII • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS ANNO • V |
| Reverse description | The upper portion of the reverse features a panoramic view in low relief of two basilicas: the Basilica della Santa Casa at Loreto on the left with its distinctive dome, and the Basilica of Saint Francis at Assisi on the right. The lower field bears a five-line Latin inscription in incuse lettering. A small mark reading Z.986 appears in the lower exergue. |
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