I was wondering if anyone from North America collects Papal coins, tokens, medals, etc. I already know people in Europe do. If you do, show us some of them, please. This medal commemorates a visit to Colombia in 1986...
No coins or tokens, but I've got a batch of Papal medals by Hamerani, Cerbara, Bianchi and Girometti. This one is by Bianchi for Pius IX in 1864.
This thread seemed like a good opportunity to join the forum. Here are a few medals from my collection: Sixtus IV, 1473 Construction of the Ponte Sisto Julius II, 1506 Founding of the New St. Peter's Basilica Paul V, 1608 Construction of the Façade of St. Peter's Basilica Alexander VII, 1657 Prayers for the Plague of 1657
Gotta agree......poor form. In deference of the poster........In think he was only trying to be humorous and meant no ill intent.
Hate to say it, but I first read it as PayPal too! I thought they might have started making a PayPal-coin to compete with BitCoin. Too much time spent staring at ebay.....
You know me green, no ill intent . Like travlntiques I read it as paypal at first and decided to just make a little joke, sorry if it upset the OP. Mods feel free to delete it as you see fit.
Just stating the obvious. How could I be upset, have you seen my official CT title under avatar? You could have made your joke photo a bit smaller. Reason for the use of "Papal", as opposed to "Pope", is that other Pope related coins do exist and have no Pope on them. Sede Vacante coins are very sought after, unique and Papacy related.
Many papal medals depict key architectural sites or commemorate major building projects. This Gregory XVI medal by Giuseppe Cerbara (Mazio 624, 68mm, 191gm) commemorates the opening of the Monte Catillo tunnel in 1835.
1850 Pius IX, 60mm. http://www.catholiceducation.org/en/culture/catholic-contributions/the-symbolism-of-the-pelican.html
