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Pivs XII - Friends to the catacombs, Rome
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1939-1958 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Pope Pius XII in high relief, wearing papal vestments, with a circular Latin legend around the periphery. The engraver's name MISTRUZZI appears in the truncation of the bust. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Two facing busts in high relief depicting Saints Paul and Peter confronted in the field, with a Latin cross between them at center below. The legend AMICI • AD • CATACVMBAS arcs around the upper periphery, with the names PAVLVS and PETRVS inscribed in two lines flanking the cross in the lower field. |
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