The Annuale medal for 2020 was released at the end of August and I was able to get a silver example at that time from a friend in Italy. These medals have been issued for several hundred years in conjunction with the Feast Day of SS Peter and Paul on 29 June which I understand to be similar to the British Maundy ceremony. It usually takes a while for them to enter the market and with CV 19, this year was no exceptions. These were limited to 1500 in each of silver and bronze. Gold examples were also struck, altho I don't have mintages for them. This year the medal commemorates the 150th anniversary of Pius IX's proclamation of St Joseph as the patron of the "universal Church of Christ" according to the insert that accompanied the medal. As in prior years, the papal arms continues to replace the portrait of Pope Francis on the obverse. This year the reverse features St Joseph holding the Christ Child and a lily. The dome of St Peters is in the background and the legend is "tu eris super domum meam" which translates, appropriately, as "you shall be over my house." Sorry to post an image of the bronze medal but don't seem to be able to get a satisfactory image of my silver one. These were produced in relatively small mintages and I don't know if its the mintage or CV19 interrupting travel and the mail this year, but examples don't seem to be showing up on eBay or the other sale venues that I've seen in the past. I do think this is an improvement over the medals produced over the past few years so was glad to get the opportunity to add it to my collection in an otherwise disappointing collecting year.
