E-auction 650-664725 - fme_990275 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - LEO XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci) Médaille, Cinquantième anniversaire du sacerdoce
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| Estimate : | 65 € |
| Price : | 16 € |
| Maximum bid : | 16 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 September 2025 21:09:00 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Cinquantième anniversaire du sacerdoce
Date: 1937
Metal : tin
Diameter : 41 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 23,60 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène argentée, traces de manipulation et tâches sur les 2 faces, rayures au revers, chocs sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : IMITATE / IL SOMMO PONTEFICE.
Obverse description : Le pape Léon XIII agenouillé dans une église de profil gauche sur un autel regarde au ciel, en haut à gauche une apparition divine de la Vierge Marie couronnée d’étoiles.
Obverse translation : Italien : Imiter le pontife suprême.
Reverse
Reverse legend : QUINQUAGESIMUS. A. SACERDOTIO. LEONIS. XIII. PM. * / A. MDCCCLXXXVII.
Reverse description : Légende arrondie, en dessous la colombe du Saint-Esprit vole par dessus divers attributs papaux et religieux : la crosse, la tiare, une bible, le pallium, la férule crucifère, etc..
Reverse translation : Latin : Cinquantième anniversaire du sacerdoce de Léon XIII, 1887.
Historical background
ITALY - PAPAL STATES - LEO XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci)
(20/2/1878-20/7/1903)
Of Sienese origin, Leo XIII was nuncio in Brussels, bishop of Perugia, then cardinal from 1853. He became pope on February 20, 1878 following a conclave that lasted only two days. Quite liberal and attentive to the changes of his time, he was a skilful diplomat and reestablished diplomatic relations with Germany, Switzerland, Belgium and Russia. On the social level, he denounced the excesses of capitalism and committed himself to defending the workers. He also remains the one who opened up the Vatican archives to researchers..
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