Vatican, Papal State. A Miniature Pope Pius IX Bene Merenti Medal, c.1933 Archive Carlman AB

Carlman AB

while the interior is finished in black paint

with person information handwritten in black ink

1914 (4954 TPTR: W

The inside is also painted in field green and comes complete with its original eight-panel butterscotch-coloured leather liner

Vatican, Papal State. A Miniature Pope Pius IX Bene Merenti Medal, c.1933 Archive Carlman ABInstituted 1933. In silver gilt and enamels, featuring a cross with red enamelled border and inscription in between each arms reading N JUB HUM RED, the reverse presents the inscription PIVS XI. P. M. AXIII BENEMERENTI in blue enamels, surmounted by a papal coat of arms, measures 9. 6mm (w) x 24. 5 mm (h inclusive of Papal Insignia suspension), enamels intact, very fine.