fme_1149878 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - LEO XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci) Médaille, Commémoration du jubilé épiscopal
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Type : Médaille, Commémoration du jubilé épiscopal
Date: 1893
Metal : tin
Diameter : 39 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 21,58 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, manipulation et rayures. Présence de taches d’oxydation. Rayures sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : LEO XIII - PONT. MAX.
Obverse description : Buste de profil à droite.
Reverse
Reverse legend : RICORDO DEL GIUBILEO EPISCOPALE DI S. S. LEONE XIII. - * ANNO 1893 *.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire et armoiries papales au centre.
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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