Vatican. A Jubilee And Bene Merenti Medal Of Pope Pius Xii 1950 Auction measuring 40 mm x 39

measuring 40 mm x 39 mm

The Army later informed his mother that his "remains have been carefully exhumed from the original place of interment and reverently reburied in Grave 1

constructed of deep navy blue wool

maker marked "GWL" in a circle (Gebrüder Wegerhoff

and War Commemorative Medal 1914-1918 (bronze

Vatican. A Jubilee And Bene Merenti Medal Of Pope Pius Xii 1950 Auction measuring 40 mm x 39In bronzed zinc, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of Pope Pius XII, surrounded by the Latin inscription "PIVS XII PONTIFEX MAXIMVS" (Pius XII Supreme Pontiff) and engraver marked "MIS TRV ZZI" (sculptor and medallist Aurelio Mistruzzi, 1880 1960), reverse illustrating the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, open to display a radiant chi rho cross, surrounded by the Latin inscription "JVBILAEI AN MCML BENE MERENTI ROMA" (Jubilee Year