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Medal - Pius XI Vatican City Foundation
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1930 |
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| Weight | 35 g |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Pope Pius XI in high relief, wearing the papal skullcap and an ornate embroidered cope. The engraver's signature MASTROZZI appears in small lettering beneath the truncation. A circular legend surrounds the effigy in the field. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed bird's-eye view aerial perspective of Vatican City in high relief occupies the central field, prominently featuring St. Peter's Basilica and its colonnaded piazza. Above, two winged cherubs flank an oval papal coat of arms of Pius XI in the upper field. The legend is inscribed in three lines within a recessed exergue below the cityscape. |
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| Reverse lettering | A٠CIVITATE٠VATICANA٠CONDITA ANNO٠I (Translation: Year 1 from the foundation of Vatican City) |
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