Antique brass plate Rare in center lion with winged Pax tibi holding bible tablet.

Pax tibi = indicate “Peace be with you.”

According to animal symbology, the lion is linked to the sun and is synonymous with royalty and wisdom, but a winged lion with one paw on an open book immediately brings two things to mind: Venice and Generali.

The lion thus assumed political and religious significance, expressing power and majesty, but also symbolising the power of the Saint’s word, spiritual elevation thanks to its wings, wisdom thanks to the book under its paw, and justice through the presence of the sword.

“Pax tibi holding tablet by lion is also indicate “Peace be with you.”

Pax tibi Marce, evangelista meus” – “Peace be with you, Mark, my evangelist” – these words, according to a legend, were uttered by an angel who appeared to St. Mark in a dream, after landing on an island in the Venetian lagoon, and they seem to mean that the saint would find rest, devotion, and honour among the Venetian population. They are written on the book held open by the paw of the winged lion, the symbol of the Evangelist, in the coat of arms of the Republic of Venice and form the city’s motto.

In good vintage condition for its age

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