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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 in high relief, wearing papal vestments with ornately decorated cope. The circumferential legend reads PIVS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMVS ANNO XVI, and the engraver's signature MISTRUZZI appears in the right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | PIVS·XII·PONTIFEX·MAXIMVS·ANNO·XVI |
| Reverse description | The Virgin Mary, crowned and nimbed with a ring of stars, seated frontally on a throne and holding a sceptre, her right hand raised in blessing, with a serpent beneath her feet on a globe. Two winged putti flank her on either side holding drapery. Greek Marian monogram MP and OY appear in the field. The date MCMLIIII appears in the lower field, divided by the central composition. The circumferential legend reads A PIO XII P M DEIPARA VIRGO COELI TERRAEQVE PRAEDICATA REGINA. |
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