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Medal - Saint Benedict
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Full-length figure of Saint Benedict in monastic habit, shown facing, with a nimbus, holding a cross in his right hand and an open book in his left. A broken cup appears to his right and a raven to his lower left, with an architectural background in the field. A circular Latin legend runs between two raised borders around the periphery. |
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| Obverse lettering | EIVS IN OBITV NRO PRAE SENTIA MVNIAMVR CRVX S PATRIS BENEDICTI |
| Reverse description | A large cross dominates the field, with the letters C, S, P, B in the four quadrants and the abbreviated legend NDSMD and CSSML on the arms of the cross. The word PAX appears at the top within a cartouche. A circular Latin legend composed of individual letters separated by dots runs around the periphery. |
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