Medal - Leo XIII British East Indies
Features
| Location |
Papal States
 |
|---|---|
| Papież |
Leo XIII (1878-1903)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1894 |
| Composition | Srebro |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły |
| Technique | Frezowana |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 452660 |
| References | CNORP V# 264 Adolfo Modesti; 2016. Corpus Numismatum Omnium Romanorum Pontificum / Volume V. da San Pietro (42-67) a Giovanni Paolo II (1978-2005): Le medaglie papali di restituzione. De Cristofaro, Rome, Italy. Renato Calò; 1973. Le Medaglie del Vaticano = The Vatican Medals. Editalia, Rome, Italy. Franco Bartolotti; 1967. La medaglia annuale dei Romani Pontefici: da Paolo V a Paolo VI 1605-1967 = The Annual Medal of the Roman Pontiffs. Cosmi, Rimini, Italy. Alfio Rinaldi; 1967. Catalogo delle Medaglie Papali Annuali da Pio VII a Paolo VI. Oscar Rinaldi e Figlio Numismatici, Verona, Italy. |
Obverse
(en) Pope Leo with zucchetto, Lettering around.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
LEO٠XIII٠PONT٠MAX٠XVII
BIANCHI
Unabridged legend: Leo XIII Pontifex Maximus
Engraver: Francesco Bianchi
Reverse
(en) Personified Female Catholic Church overseeing St. Xavier instructing men. Church and people in background. Lettering underneath.
Script: łaciński
Lettering:
FILII٠TVI٠INDIA٠ADMINISTRI٠TIBI٠SALVTIS
XAVERIO٠AUSPICE٠ET٠PATRONO
MDCCCXXXXIV
Engraver: Francesco Bianchi
Edge
Zwykły
Mint
Rome, Italy (476-date)Comments
(en)
With the papal encyclical "Ad extremis Orientis oras," Pope Leo XIII wished to build upon the work of the 16th century missionary in early colonial India, St. Francis Xavier (Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta). In 1893, a papal seminary was announced for the region of the British East Indies (India, Burma, and Ceylon), with it being established in Kandy on the island of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). The seminary would continue in this location until 1955, when it moved to Pune, India.
- Stack Bowers
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1894 | 1 000 | (en) Year XVII (1894/5) | |||||||||||||
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