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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;ZoidMeister, post: 4942769, member: 114169&quot;]I&#039;ve been on a bit of a &quot;religious medal&quot; appreciation kick as of late.&nbsp;&nbsp; The designers of the Papal medals between the mid 1800&#039;s and mid 1900&#039;s really seem to have raised the bar on their art. </p><p><br /></p><p>There are a variety of artisans who produced some stellar designs engraved into dies, then stamped into bronze.&nbsp; Bianchi,&nbsp; Weiner, Giampaoli are but a few.</p><p><br /></p><p>Today I received this one. it is a 1964 Pope Paul VI 2nd year annual medal commemorating the 400th anniversary of Michelangelo&#039;s death.</p><p><br /></p><p>I find this medal visually stunning&nbsp; . . . .</p><p><br /></p><p>Z</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188200[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1188201[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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