Pie XI - Médaillon Saint Louis de Gonzague, par Penin à Lyon
Pie XI - Médaillon Saint Louis de Gonzague, par Penin à Lyon
€346,536.00
Location
France
Year
1922-1939
Type
Miscellaneous tokens/Religious token
Composition
Silver plated
Weight
8 g
Diameter
25 mm
Thickness
1 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Bust of S.S. Pius XI at left, titulature all around. Engraver`s name debossed in the truncation.
Obverse lettering
PIVS XI / PONT• MAX•
PENIN
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Bust of Saint Louis de Gonzague, haloed on the right, meditating before a crucifix and a bouquet of lilies held in his hands. Titulature to the left and the engraver`s name again under the arm, lower right.
