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Medal - Pius XII Consistory

Location Vatican City
Year 1953
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering PIVS·XII·PONTIFEX·MAX·AN·XV
MISTRVZZI
(Translation: Pius XII, Supreme Pontiff, Year XV [of his pontificate])
Reverse description A consistory scene depicted in high relief showing the standing figure of Pius XII at centre, imposing the galero (cardinal's hat) upon a kneeling new cardinal, with several other ecclesiastical figures grouped to either side on a raised platform. A planisphere (world map grid) fills the background, symbolising the universal nature of the College of Cardinals. The circular legend surrounds the scene along the rim.
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