Medal - Papal Election of Pope Leo XIII

Locatie Vatican City
Jaar 1878
Type Personality medal
Samenstelling
Gewicht 6.08 g
Diameter
Dikte
Vorm Round
Techniek Milled
Oriëntatie Medal alignment ↑↑
Rand Plain
Periode
Opmerking
Referentie(s)
Beschrijving voorzijde 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.
Schrift voorzijde Latin
Opschrift voorzijde LEO XIII · PONT · MAX W. PITTEUR
Beschrijving keerzijde 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.
Schrift keerzijde Latin
Opschrift keerzijde HABEMUS PONTIFICEM LEO XIII 20. FEBR. 1878
(Translation: Habemus Papam = `We have a Pope` in Latin)
Oplage
Numisquare-ID 7367094910
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