Léon XIII - Pèlerinage à Rome 1889 front Léon XIII - Pèlerinage à Rome 1889 back
Léon XIII - Pèlerinage à Rome 1889 photo
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Léon XIII - Pèlerinage à Rome

1889 year
Bronze 12.1 g 30 mm
Description
Location
France
Period
Third Republic (1870-1940)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Year
1889
Composition
Bronze
Weight
12.1 g
Diameter
30 mm
Thickness
2 mm
Shape
Round with a loop
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-12
References
Numista
N#335949
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Representation of the Holy Family in daily life. Mary on the left, distaff in hand, spinning wool, Joseph on the right, cutting a piece of wood with a hatchet. Jesus in the middle, helping with household chores.
French caption above, place and date in exergue.

Lettering:
SOUVENIR DU PÈLERINAGE
DES OUVRIERS FRANÇAIS
A ROME
1889

Edge

Plain