1862 Papal States Pope Pius IX Antiqua Pietas Renovatur Bronze Medal

Obverse: Bust of Pope Pius IX facing left, wearing ornate vestments and a mozzetta. Around, the legend: PIUS IX PONT. MAX. A. XVII (Pius IX, Supreme Pontiff, Year 17). Below the truncation: G. VOIGT F., for the engraver Giovanni Voigt.
Reverse: Depicts Saint Peter seated, holding the keys of Heaven, receiving offerings from two figures representing Christian charity. Around, the legend: PETRI INOPIAM CHRISTIANI STIPE SUSTENTANT (Christians support the poverty of Peter with alms). Below, in exergue: ANTIQUA PIETAS RENOVATUR MDCCCLXII (Ancient piety renewed, 1862).
Edge: Plain
Country: Papal States (Vatican)
Year: 1862
Metal: Bronze
Diameter ± 43.5 mm
Weight ± 40.6 g
Medalist: Giovanni Voigt
Issued for: Commemorating the revival of the Peter’s Pence charitable tradition in 1862, where Catholics contributed financially to support the Papacy amid political struggles in Italy.
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