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Medal - John XXIII Pope 80° Birthday
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1961 |
| Type | Personality medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | IOANNES٠XXIII٠PONT٠MAX٠ MCMLXI |
| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic view of Sotto il Monte, the birthplace of Pope John XXIII, showing a hillside town with a prominent bell tower, church buildings, cypresses, and rolling hills in the background, with radiating sunbeams in the upper field. The legend arcs across the upper portion of the field in two lines, and a further inscription appears in the lower exergue flanked by a star. |
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