1081898 | VATICAN CITY. Pius XI. (Pontiff, 1922-1939). An XVI (1937) AV Medal of 18 Ducats Weight. NGC MS67. By Aurelio Mistruzzi. Edge: Plain. 44mm. 62.11gm. PIVS · XI · PONTIFEX · MAXIMVS · ANNO · XVI. Bust, left / PONTIFICIA · ACADEMIA · SCIENTIARVM · RESTITVTA / ≈ DEVS · SCIENTIARVM · DNS · CREAVIT · EOS ≈. Medals of Michaelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, and Alessandro Volta, each with their facing portrait and inscribed with their name, atop a wreath of olives. Rinaldi 131; Bartolotti E. 937; Cusumano Modesti 284; Mazio 896.

To commemorate the new domicile of the Pontifical Academy of Science. Currently the finest known at NGC as of January 2025


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