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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;blsmothermon, post: 988767, member: 26158&quot;]Papal medal, not a coin. It is in commemoration of Pope Pius IX &quot;on 8 Dec., 1854, in the presence of more than 200 <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02581b.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02581b.htm" rel="nofollow">bishops</a>, he proclaimed the <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07674d.htm" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: #00008b">Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin</span></a> as a <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05089a.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05089a.htm" rel="nofollow">dogma</a> of the <a href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03744a.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03744a.htm" rel="nofollow">Church</a>.&quot; He declared Jesus mother to be The Blessed Virgin Mary and that is the purpose of this medal. No idea of when produced, but I would assume during his life, pre-1878, since it declares him &quot;Pontefice Massimo (Pope)&quot; in &quot;Roma (Rome)&quot;. Also, in Italian, not Latin, so specifically for an Italian audience, thus made in Italy most likely. Hope this info, though a little vague, helps.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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