Medal - Papal Election of Pope Leo XIII

Ubicación Vatican City
Año 1878
Tipo Personality medal
Composición
Peso 6.08 g
Diámetro
Grosor
Forma Round
Técnica Milled
Orientación Medal alignment ↑↑
Canto Plain
Período
Observación
Referencia(s)
Descripción del anverso 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.
Escritura del anverso Latin
Leyenda del anverso LEO XIII · PONT · MAX W. PITTEUR
Descripción del reverso 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.
Escritura del reverso Latin
Leyenda del reverso HABEMUS PONTIFICEM LEO XIII 20. FEBR. 1878
(Translation: Habemus Papam = `We have a Pope` in Latin)
Tirada
ID de Numisquare 7367094910
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