Catalog
Medal - Leo XIII
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 2011 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Front-facing bust of Pope Leo XIII wearing papal vestments and skullcap, depicted in high relief against a plain field. The legend LEO XIII PONT. MAXIMUS curves along the upper periphery, within a beaded border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central depiction of St. Peter's Basilica and its elliptical colonnade with the obelisk and fountains of St. Peter's Square, shown in detailed relief. Decorative chain or rope ornaments flank the central design on either side. The Roman numeral dates MDCCCLXXVIII appear along the upper rim and MCMIII along the lower rim, denoting the pontificate years 1878 and 1903, all within a beaded border. |
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