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Medal - Saint Benedict
| Location | Papal States |
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| Year | 1880 |
| Type | Religious medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A large cross in relief at the center, with the letters C, S, S, M, L, N, D, S, M, D, P, B arranged in the quadrants and arms of the cross. Four medallions are placed at the cardinal points of the cross, each containing a single letter. The word PAX appears at the top within a decorative cartouche, and a circular legend with the Vade Retro Satana abbreviations runs around the outer border. |
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| Reverse lettering | V.R.S.N.S.M.V.S.M.Q.L.I.V.B. C.S.P.B. NDSMD CSSML PAX (Translation: - Vade Retro Satana, Nunquam Suade Mihi Vana — Sunt Mala Quae Libas, Ipse Venena Bibas (Begone, Satan, do not suggest to me thy vanities — evil are the things thou profferest, drink thou thy own poison). - Crux Sancti Patris Benedicti. - Non Draco Sit Mihi Dux (Let not the dragon be my guide). - Crux Sacra Sit Mihi Lux (The Holy Cross be my light). - Pax (Peace).) |
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