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<p>[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1386166, member: 31533"]I don't necessarily think represents Italy as coinage. Rather I think it related to the church or other ecclesiastical subject. The words are Latin, which is a basic language of the church, regardless of what country it's from. Further, on the one side are three heraldic symbols, one of which is topped with a crown (German Imperial Eagle), and the other two are 'crowned' by tiaras, and have the heraldic emblems on shields. The one on the lower left is six fleur-de-lis, which may represent either France, or even Florence, among others. The one on the lower left is a dove with olive branch above three unknown (to me) items. </p><p><br /></p><p>The one side, rather than representing the Vatican, may represent a particular religion or church, or something along those lines. Obviously, it's 1946, but aside from that, I haven't found on google where there is an item like this. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) was a proficent medalist.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is a beautiful piece. Sorry I can only speculate on this.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kasia, post: 1386166, member: 31533"]I don't necessarily think represents Italy as coinage. Rather I think it related to the church or other ecclesiastical subject. The words are Latin, which is a basic language of the church, regardless of what country it's from. Further, on the one side are three heraldic symbols, one of which is topped with a crown (German Imperial Eagle), and the other two are 'crowned' by tiaras, and have the heraldic emblems on shields. The one on the lower left is six fleur-de-lis, which may represent either France, or even Florence, among others. The one on the lower left is a dove with olive branch above three unknown (to me) items. The one side, rather than representing the Vatican, may represent a particular religion or church, or something along those lines. Obviously, it's 1946, but aside from that, I haven't found on google where there is an item like this. Aurelio Mistruzzi (1880-1960) was a proficent medalist. It is a beautiful piece. Sorry I can only speculate on this.[/QUOTE]
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