Pie XI - Médaillon Saint Louis de Gonzague, par Penin à Lyon ND

Reverse

Bust of Saint Louis de Gonzague, haloed on the right, meditating before a crucifix and a bouquet of lilies held in his hands. Titulature to the left and the engraver's name again under the arm, lower right.

Lettering:
S•ALOYSIUS
GONZAG•
PENIN

Engraver: Penin

Edge

Plain

Comment

Louis de Gonzague (Italian: Luigi Gonzaga), born March 9, 1568 in Castiglione delle Stiviere and died June 21, 1591 in Rome, was a member of the House of Gonzaga and a Jesuit student who died serving the plague victims. He was canonized in 1726.
Saint Louis is often depicted wearing a bouquet of lilies, alluding to his purity.

Engraver Adolphe Penin (1888-1885)