Medal - Second Vatican Council Vatican II

€2.00
LocationVatican City
Year1962-1966
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionSilver (.800)
Weight10.16 g
Diameter26.92 mm
Thickness2.27 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain The mint was *1 AR,  Arezzo, Italy Manufacturer District Hallmark, UNOAERRE (still in business), www.unoaerre.it The grade/purity is 800. The distributor/producer was La Numismatica Ticinese (LNT), on Rome`s Via Marsala, as described in a NYT a
Period
NoticeObverse: Guido Veroi
Reverse: Guido Veroi, R. Signorini
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionConjoined busts wearing mitre facing left, surrounded by the legend.
Obverse letteringIOANNES . XXIII . ET . PAVLVS . VI *
(Translation: JOHN XXIII AND PAUL VI)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionHoly Spirit, as represented by the dove/pigeon in front of the sun, surrounded by the legend.
Reverse letteringUT UNUM SINT CONCILIUM OECUMENICUM VATICANUM II
(Translation: THAT THEY MAY BE ONE SECOND VATICAN ECUMENICAL COUNCIL)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverUnoaerre, Arezzo, Italy (1926-date)
MintageND (1962-1966)  - Proof -
Catalog ID5756347930
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