Medal for the Visit by the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Vasken I, to Pope Paul VI in May 1970 (Small, Looped)
Identifier
ANRO-1769; Babayan-39
Reference Description
Obverse: Depicts the conjoined busts of Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Vazken I.
ALLO STORICO INCONTRO DI S.S. PAOLO VI CON PATRIARCA S.S. VAZKEN I DEGLI ARMENI. 8 MAGGIO 1970
Reverse: Depicts the two Mother Churches: The Monastery of Haghartsin & The Church of Saint Astvatsatsin and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Latin cross below.
Ս. ԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ - Ս. ՊԵՏՐՈՍ ՎԱՏԻԿԱՆ
Specifications: Gilt Bronze, 32mm, 15.87g (looped)
Artist / Engraver: Erminio Varisco
Mint: Lorioli
Edge: Plain
Mintage:
Reference: Eleonora Giampiccolo, Il Fondo Varisco del Medagliere Vaticano, Città del Vaticano, 2018, n. 26
Image shown: Vatican Museum
ALLO STORICO INCONTRO DI S.S. PAOLO VI CON PATRIARCA S.S. VAZKEN I DEGLI ARMENI. 8 MAGGIO 1970
Reverse: Depicts the two Mother Churches: The Monastery of Haghartsin & The Church of Saint Astvatsatsin and St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Latin cross below.
Ս. ԷՋՄԻԱԾԻՆ ՀԱՅԱՍՏԱՆ - Ս. ՊԵՏՐՈՍ ՎԱՏԻԿԱՆ
Specifications: Gilt Bronze, 32mm, 15.87g (looped)
Artist / Engraver: Erminio Varisco
Mint: Lorioli
Edge: Plain
Mintage:
Reference: Eleonora Giampiccolo, Il Fondo Varisco del Medagliere Vaticano, Città del Vaticano, 2018, n. 26
Image shown: Vatican Museum
Notes
A bronze (or gilt bronze) example exists weighing 60g and 49.8mm in size.
Also a trial strike weighing 71g and 61.6mm in size.
Also a trial strike weighing 71g and 61.6mm in size.
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Citation
“Medal for the Visit by the Catholicos of the Armenian Apostolic Church, Vasken I, to Pope Paul VI in May 1970 (Small, Looped),” Armenian Numismatic Research Organization, accessed January 22, 2025, https://armnumres.org/items/show/1769.