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Medal - Pius XII Marian Year
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1954 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Pope Pius XII wearing skull cap, mozzetta, and ornate stole, in high relief. The circumferential Latin legend reads PIVS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNO XVI, and the engraver's name MISTRUZZI appears below the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The Pope, draped in a cope and kneeling in prayer before a prie-dieu bearing his coat of arms, is depicted to the left of the column of the Immaculate Conception in the Piazza di Spagna, Rome, with the statue of the Virgin atop the column in the right field. The circumferential Latin legend reads MARIALEM ANNVM RELIGIOSE AVSPICATVR, and the Roman numeral date MCMLIV appears in the exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | MARIALEM • ANNVM • RELIGIOSE • AVSPICATVR MCMLIV (Translation: Solemnly inaugurating the Marian Year) |
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