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Medal - Leo XIII Opening Vatican Secret Archive
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Diameter | 44 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | LEO • XIII • PONT • MAX • AN • VIII • (Translation: Leo 13th Supreme Pontiff Year 8) |
| Reverse description | Three allegorical figures in high relief standing on clouds: Fame at left blowing a long trumpet, Truth at center crowned with a radiate nimbus and holding a torch, and History at right writing in a book, with a putto below supporting a tablet inscribed HISTORIA LVX VERITATIS. The circular legend runs around the entire periphery, with a portion of the text repeated in mirror script along the lower inner border. |
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