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Celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the priesthood of Pope Leo XIII in the Netherlands
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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Bronze medal. Obverse: bust of the Pope in profile to the left + legend: LEO. XIII. P. M. SACERDOTII. ANNVM. L. EXPLENS. Reverse: The Pope seated on a throne, between two kneeling bishops, both holding a church building. The Pope and the bishop on the right hold a key in the left hand; on the ground in front lies a bishop's staff. Legend and inscription: BENEDIC . PATER. OPT. SS. SERVATII. ET. WILLIBRORDI. PROGENIEM. on the edge: NEERLANDIA. CATHOLICA. / ANNO. CHRISTI. ANO. / MDCCCLXXXVII. Marked Signed.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineViering van het vijftigjarig priesterschap van paus Leo XIII in Nederland. 1887. Johan Philip Mathias Menger. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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