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Benedictus XVI
| Location | Vatican City |
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| Year | 1985 |
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| Weight | 20 g |
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| Obverse description | The silver-toned centre features a detailed relief of the main building of the Catholic University of Eichstätt, flanked above by two heraldic shields and a cross. The Roman numeral date M·CM·LXXXV (1985) appears in the exergue, and the surrounding legend reads DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA UNIVERSITATIS CATHOLICAE EICHSTETTENSIS in the gold-toned outer ring. |
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| Obverse lettering | DOCTOR HONORIS CAUSA UNIVERSITATIS CATHOLICAE EICHSTETTENSIS |
| Reverse description | The silver-toned centre depicts a detailed relief view of St. Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, shown frontally with its iconic dome and colonnaded facade. The surrounding gold-toned outer ring bears the legend BENEDICTUS XVI · PONTIFEX MAXIMUS. |
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