Medal - Papal Election of Pope Leo XIII

Luogo Vatican City
Anno 1878
Tipo Personality medal
Composizione
Peso 6.08 g
Diametro
Spessore
Forma Round
Tecnica Milled
Orientamento Medal alignment ↑↑
Bordo Plain
Periodo
Nota
Riferimento/i
Descrizione del dritto 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.
Scrittura del dritto Latin
Legenda del dritto LEO XIII · PONT · MAX W. PITTEUR
Descrizione del rovescio 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.
Scrittura del rovescio Latin
Legenda del rovescio HABEMUS PONTIFICEM LEO XIII 20. FEBR. 1878
(Translation: Habemus Papam = `We have a Pope` in Latin)
Tiratura
ID Numisquare 7367094910
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