| Obverse description |
Bust of Pope Leo XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci), facing left with head slightly right, attired in ornate pontifical vestments. Intricately rendered cope with detailed foliate embroidery. Legend around periphery. Signed in exergue. |
| Obverse script |
Latin |
| Obverse lettering |
LEO XIII · PONT · MAX W. PITTEUR |
| Reverse description |
The Papal tiara (triregnum) above the crossed Keys of Saint Peter—one gold and one silver—emblems of spiritual and temporal authority, encircled by the legend. The bottom commemorating the date of the new pope’s election following the death of Pius IX. |
| Reverse script |
Latin |
| Reverse lettering |
HABEMUS PONTIFICEM LEO XIII 20. FEBR. 1878
(Translation: Habemus Papam = `We have a Pope` in Latin) |
| Mintage |
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| Numisquare ID |
7367094910 |
| Comments |
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