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PAUL VI(June 21, 1963 — August 6, 1978) |
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AG proof Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS (beneath bust:) ANNO • I GIAMPAOLI Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto and cope. |
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Rev.: + CORONA • AVREA • SVPER • CAPVT • EIVS (in the field:) XXX • VI | MCMLXIII The Papal Tiara (triregnum) above crossed keys connected by cords, the Holy Spirit above, descending. [hallmarks flanking the cross in the inscription: .985] DeLuca 313 Calò, #1 var. |
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AG proof Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • P • M VEROI Bust of the pope, l., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and stole. |
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Rev.: + CORONA AVREA SVPER CAPVT EIVS (in the field:) PRID•KAL • | JVLIAS ANNO D• | MCMLXIII The Papal Tiara (triregnum), the Holy Spirit above, descending. [hallmarks above the dove's wings] Mint: Contazioni artistiche, Modena Calò, ?. |
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AG 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • | PONT • MAX LELLO SCORZELLI Bust of the pope, l., wearing miter and vestments. |
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Rev.: ALTERA SESSIO CONCILII OECUMENICI VATIC. II A.D. | MCMLXIII IN NOMINE DOMINI (below) E.SENESI Pope, entering the central Door of St. Peter's Basilica; bishops awaiting him within. Sculptor: Lello Scorzelli (1921-1997 ); Minter: E. Senesi DeLuca, 361. Calò, p. 195 #21. |
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AG (also AV) 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS • MCMLXIV • ANNO • II P.Giampaoli Bust of the pope, to r., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and stole. |
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IV•EXPLETO•SAECVLO•A•MICHAELIS• ANGELI•BVONARROTI•EXITV | DEIPARAE•VIRGINIS | PERDOLENTIS•SIGNVM The Pietà of Michaelangelo VATICANAE•BAS• | MIRABILE•DECVS | A•D•MCMLXIV [Fourth Centenary of the death of Michelangelo] Calò, p. 206 #36. DeLuca 316 |
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AG (also AV) 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONT • MAX • MCMLXIV • ANNO • III Giampaoli Bust of the pope, to l., wearing galero and mantella, his right hand raised in blessing. [The modelling of the hand is particularly inept.] |
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MANVS TUA | DEDUCET ME "Your hand will lead me. (Psalm 139. 10)" View of the harbor at Bombay with the Gateway of India at center and the Taj Mahal Hotel at left. Behind, views of Assisi and Monte Cassino. Seven stars in the sky. [The Pope was present at the International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay, India, December 2-5, 1964.] DeLuca 319 Rinaldi, 160 Calò, p. 212 #46. Auction. Harmer Rooke. Francis Cardinal Spellman (09/26/1970) #468. |
Rinaldi (followed by Calò) is certainly wrong in his identification
of the central landmark on the reverse as a gate of Jerusalem.
There is no Holy Land reference in this medal.
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AE 44 mm Obv.: AB • EDITIS • LITTERIS • RERUM • NOVARVM • LXXV • EXPLETO • ANNO An anchor, with coat of arms of Leo XIII at left, and arms of Paul VI at right . (in field, l.:) LEO PP. XIII (in field, r.:) PAVLVS PP.VI |
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Rev.: CVM • ESSET • FILIVS • DEI • PVTARI • FABRI • FILIVS • VOLVIT • R(erum) • N(ovarum) • 9 Christ and St. Joseph engaged in carpentry, a house and trees behind.. [Celebration of the 75th Anniversary of the Encyclical Rerum Novarum, May 15, 1891.] DeLuca 381. |
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AG, AV, AE 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI PONT . MAX . AN . V Bust of the pope, to l., wearing zucchetto and mozzetta. |
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Rev.: XIX • SAEC • A • SS • PETRI ET PAULI MARTYRIO • EXPLETO Busts of St. Peter and St. Paul facing front. The Christogram above their heads. (to the right of the Christogram:) PERICLE FAZZINI Calò, p. 224 #65. DeLuca 325. |
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AG 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONT • MAX • ANNO • VIII Bust of the pope, 3/4 to r.., wearing mozzetta, stole, and zucchetto. |
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Rev.: L SACERDOTII CELEBRANS NATALEM | OMNE BONUM NOBIS CHRISTUS EST Christ and two apostles breaking bread. Fiftieth anniversary of Paul VI's ordination to the priesthood DeLuca 334. |
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AE 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONT • | MAX • ANNO • VIII Bust of the pope, 3/4 to r.., wearing cassock and zucchetto. |
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Rev.: COGNOSCO MEAS ET | COGNOSCUNT ME MEAE The Good Shepherd and his sheep; two towns above. (John 10. 14) DeLuca 337. |
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AE 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI PONT • MAX • ANNO • X Bust of the pope, l.., wearing zucchetto and stole. |
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Rev.: RELICTIS OMNIBVS SECVTI SVNT EVM Christ (at left) calling Simon the fisherman to be an apostle. (Luke 5. 11) Sculptor: Antonio Berti DeLuca 340. Calò, p. 240-41 #93 |
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AE 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI P. M. ANNO XI. Half=figure of the pope, to l.., wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and rochet, carrying pastoral cross.. |
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Rev.: MCMLXXIII OPUS LELLISCORZELLI Naked riders on galloping horses (St. Paul, struck by vision of Christ, Acts 9. 3). Sculptor: Lello Scorzelli (1921-1997) DeLuca 343. |
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AR (also AV AE) 47 X 35 mm oval Obv.: PAVLVS • VI • PONT • MAX • | • ANNO • XII • Bust of the pope, to l.., wearing mitre, zucchetto, and cope. |
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Rev.: [no inscription] Pentecost: Eleven figures gathered around a table in a high-ceilinged room. The Holy Spirit above, tongues of fire being scattered.. DeLuca 346. |
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AE 44 mm Obv.: PAULUS VI P. M. ANNO XIII. Bust of the pope, to l.., wearing zucchetto, cassock, and pectoral cross.. |
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Rev.: IUSTITIA PAX ET GAUDIUM | IN SPIRITU SANCTO The Holy Spirit, in the form of a dove, in flight.). DeLuca 418. |
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AG 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI PONT. MAX. | PATER SANCTE SIC TRANSIT GLORIA MUNDI Paul VI, to right, hands folded, being crowned with the Papal Tiara by the Cardinal Protodeacon, Alfredo Card. Ottaviani . In the now obsolete coronation ritual, a monk would appear before the Pope during the entry procession carrying a tuft of flax on the top of a candlestick, which he would light, producing a brief flash of flame; he would say to the Pope, "Holy Father, thus passes the glory of the world."] |
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Rev.: CATHOLIC | CHARITY TO ALL | FAITHS TO HELP THE POOR OF THE WORLD The Papal Tiara, on a cushion, above a representation of the Globe. [This particular papal tiara, presented as a coronation gift to Paul VI by the Diocese of Milan, was sold by order of Paul VI to benefit the poor of the world. Its acquisition was arranged by Francis Card. Spellman of New York, who exhibited it in St. Patrick's Cathedral, NYC, for a time. The tiara is now on permanent display in the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington DC.] |
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AG 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI PONT. MAX. Bust of Paul VI, to left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta and stole. . |
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Rev.: PASTOR BONVS Full length figure of Jesus Christ, facing forward, a lamb in his arms and a shepherd's staff in his right hand, walking through a meadow, hills in the background. Mint: A. E. Lorioli Fratelli, Milan |
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AG 44 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI | PONT. MAX. VARISCO Bust of Paul VI, nearly full-face, wearing zucchetto, Roman collar, and cassock.. |
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IN TERRA SANCTA PEREGRINVS Full length figure of St. Peter, facing forward, carrying keys in his r. hand, walking down a road; St. Peter's Basilica on the left, Calvary with three crosses on the right.. (in field, l.,beneath Basilica:) MCMLXIV (in field, r., beneath Calvary:) VNDE | VENIT ILLVC | REDIT Sculptor: Erminio Varisco Mint: A. E. Lorioli Fratelli, Milan |
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AR 22 mm Obv.: PAVLVS VI | PONT. MAX. VARISCO Bust of the pope, 3/4 to r.., wearing zucchetto, and cassock. |
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