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Vatican City. Medal commemorating the canonisation of Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher, 1935 1934
4.40 cm (diameter) | RCIN 445671

Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960)
Vatican City. Medal commemorating the canonisation of Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher, 1935 1934

Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960)
Vatican City. Medal commemorating the canonisation of Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher, 1935 1934

Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960)
Vatican City. Medal commemorating the canonisation of Sir Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher, 1935 1934



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1 medal : bronze Obverse: Bust of Pope Pius XI in ecclesiastical vestments left. PIVS . XI . PONTIFEX . MAXIMVS . ANNO . XIV Reverse: Busts of Thomas More and John Fisher jugate. In exergue: THOMAS . MORE . IOAN . FISHER / IV . A . MARTYRIO . SAECVLO / SANCTI . RENUNCIATI / XIV . KAL . IVN These 2 portraits are based on the Holbein drawings in the Royal Collection.
Provenance
Presented to the Royal Library by Pope Pius XI.
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Medium and techniques
Measurements
4.40 cm (diameter)
35.74 g (Weight) (whole object)
Object type(s)