9-Med7228 B

Papal medal in gilded copper.
Minted around 1888.
The reverse still shows traces of gilding (golden wedding).
Note some small shocks and normal wear.

Engraver : G Bobin Paris

Dimension : 47 mm in diameter, 62 mm with the cross.
Weight : 37 g.
Metal : copper.


Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge)  : no hallmark.


Quick and neat delivery.

Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci ( Mars 2, 18101 – July 20, 1903), is the 256th pope of the Catholic Church (Latin name: Leo XIII; Italian name: Leone XIII). Having succeeded Pope Pius IX on February 20, 1878, he reigned until his death in 1903. He is buried in the Lateran Basilica. Leo XIII is mainly known for his encyclical Rerum Novarum, published in 1891, pre
9-Med7228 B Papal medal in gilded copper. Minted around 1888. The reverse still shows traces of gilding (golden wedding). Note some small shocks and normal wear. Engraver : G Bobin Paris Dimension : 47 mm in diameter, 62 mm with the cross. Weight : 37 g. Metal : copper. Hallmark on the edge (mark on the edge)  : no hallmark. Quick and neat delivery. Leo XIII, born Vincenzo Gioacchino Raffaele Luigi Pecci ( Mars 2, 18101 – July 20, 1903), is the 256th pope of the Catholic Church (Latin name: Leo XIII; Italian name: Leone XIII). Having succeeded Pope Pius IX on February 20, 1878, he reigned until his death in 1903. He is buried in the Lateran Basilica. Leo XIII is mainly known for his encyclical Rerum Novarum, published in 1891, pre