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Medal - Marian Congress Ottawa, Ontario
| Location | Canada |
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| Year | 1947 |
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| Technique | Cast |
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| Obverse description | The Virgin Mary enthroned in high relief at center, holding the Child Jesus on her left arm and a sceptre in her right hand, with a halo encircling her head. A bilingual legend on scrolled banners surrounds the central figure, with OTTAWA inscribed on a separate banner below, and the date in the exergue area at the bottom of the maple leaf-shaped field. |
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| Reverse description | Three portrait medallions in relief within the maple leaf-shaped field: at the top, a bust of Pope Pius XII in papal tiara with right hand raised in blessing, flanked by bilingual legends above and below; at lower left, a bust of Cardinal James McGuigan in mitre and vestments with legend around; at lower right, a bust of Msgr. Alexandre Vachon in mitre and vestments with legend around. A floral stem divides the two lower portraits. |
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| Reverse lettering | SA SAINTETE LE PAPE PIE XII HIS HOLINESS POPE PIUS XII EM. J. MC GUIGAN CARD. LEGAT ║ SON EXC.MGR. A. VACHON EM. J. MC GUIGAN CARD. LEGATE ║ HIS EXC. MSGR. A. VACHON |
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