Medal - Visit of Pope Paul VI in the Holy Land 1964 front Medal - Visit of Pope Paul VI in the Holy Land 1964 back
Medal - Visit of Pope Paul VI in the Holy Land 1964 photo
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Medal - Visit of Pope Paul VI in the Holy Land

1964 year
Gold (.900) 10.55 g 26 mm
Description
Location
Vatican City
Pope
Paul VI (Paulus VI) (1963-1978)
Type
Commemorative medals › Visit medals
Year
1964
Composition
Gold (.900)
Weight
10.55 g
Diameter
26 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-13
References
Numista
N#244667
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Boat with papal arms on its sails right.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PEREGRINVS • APOSTOLICVS • IN • TERRAM • SANCTAM • A.D.MCMLXIV •

Engraver: Francesco Fossa

Edge

Plain

Comment

Medal issued by the magazine "Numismatica Italiana" in 1964.
The medal exists in Gold and in Silver.
In Gold also it has been struck in other weights and diameter:
32.00 mm, 10.50 g. (Catalogue reference number Macri-Marinelli 80)
40.00 mm, 35 g.
50.00mm, 70.00 g. (Catalogue reference number Macri-Marinelli 79)
60.00 mm, 105.10 g. (Catalogue reference number Macri-Marinelli 78)