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Medal - Pius XII Marian Year
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1954 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Pope Pius XII wearing papal skullcap (zucchetto), mozzetta, and ornately decorated stole, in high relief. The circumferential legend reads PIVS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNO XVI, with the engraver's name MISTRVZZI inscribed below the bust truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Pope Pius XII depicted kneeling in prayer to the left before the Column of the Immaculate Conception, surmounted by a statue of the Virgin Mary on an ornate Corinthian capital; the papal coat of arms is visible before the kneeling figure. The circumferential legend reads MARIALEM ANNVM RELIGIOSE AVSPICATVR, with the Roman numeral date MCMLIV in the exergue. |
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