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E-auction 331-246710 - fme_470800 - ITALY - PAPAL STATES - LEO XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci) Médaille, Vicit Leo de Tribu Juda

ITALY - PAPAL STATES - LEO XIII (Vincenzo Gioacchino Pecci) Médaille, Vicit Leo de Tribu Juda VF
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Estimate : 100 €
Price : 21 €
Maximum bid : 26 €
End of the sale : 19 August 2019 17:13:00
bidders : 5 bidders
Type : Médaille, Vicit Leo de Tribu Juda
Date: 1900
Metal : silver plated copper
Diameter : 42,22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 27,51 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène avec des taches à l’avers et au revers. Présence de coups et rayures

Obverse

Obverse legend : LEO. XIII. P. O. M. ÆTATIS. SVÆ. A. XC. SEXT. NON. MART. MDCCCC.
Obverse description : Buste habillé à droite, signé : SCR.

Reverse

Reverse legend : VICIT LEO DE TRIBU JUDA.
Reverse description : Lion terrassant des serpents, la colombe du saint esprit à droite.
Reverse translation : Voici la croix du seigneur.

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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