Vatican. A Pope Pius XI Commemorative Religious Medal 1950 certificate_of_authenticity 45mm(w) x 49

45mm(w) x 49

some photos with his handwritten notes on the back

He returned to HMCS Shearwater in December 1951 and was named C1AR3

in Gold (hallmarked) and enamels

Vatican. A Pope Pius XI Commemorative Religious Medal 1950 certificate_of_authenticity 45mm(w) x 49In bronze gilt, obverse illustrating four buildings in and around Vatican City and Rome, inscribed in the corners in Latin, clockwise from the upper left "ANNO SANTO 1950 ROMA" and engraver marked "PAGANI ITALY", reverse illustrating the Pope along with other church officials standing before a door, a person holding open the Bible before the Pope, with one other person kneeling beside the Pope, a Chi Rho christogram symbol emblazoned on the door,