103176 | ITALY. Vatican City. Pope Pius XII silver Medal.

103176  |  ITALY. Vatican City. Pope Pius XII silver Medal. Issued Year V (1943/4). Consecration of those affected by war unto the blessed heart of the Virgin (44mm, 37.90 g, 12h). By Aurelio Mistruzzi at the Rome mint.

 

PIVS • XII • PONTIFEX • MAXIMVS • AN • V, bust left, wearing zucchetto, stole, and pallium // + PIVS • XII • P • M • LANIATAS • BELLO • GENTES • IMMACVLATO • DEIPARRAE • CORDI • SACRAT, Pius kneeling right over draped altar, beseeching the Virgin Mary to upper right among the clouds; tangle of thorns to right; view of the globe in background. Edge: Plain.

 

Bartolotti E943; Rinaldi 137; Cusumano-Modesti 41. Choice Mint State. Exceedingly brilliant and prooflike, with subtle toning around the devices.

 

Another medal that pertains to the ravages of World War II, which dominated the early years in the reign of Pius XII, this type sees him praying to the Virgin Mary, urging her to provide comfort to all those affected by the war's spiraling reach throughout the world.

 

Upload: 2 September 2025.