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<p>[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1033377, member: 19065"]I don't know much either to classify it, perhaps a souvenir token/medal for tourists or pilgrims to the Vatican. Have a look at eBay for others, with other Popes and <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/PAVLVS-VI-PONT-MAXIMVS-SILVER-MEDAL-/250126538497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a3cb41701" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/PAVLVS-VI-PONT-MAXIMVS-SILVER-MEDAL-/250126538497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a3cb41701" rel="nofollow">this one</a> with the same Pope but a different design on the other side. Obviously your piece has the Pope <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI" rel="nofollow">Paul VI</a> (PAVLVS VI) on one side and an image of Michelangelo's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_%28Michelangelo%29" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_%28Michelangelo%29" rel="nofollow">Pietà</a> which is a world famous sculpture located inside St. Peter's Basilica. Maybe some further info <a href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WlaMc5F27vsJ:library.bhbl.neric.org/work/eBay/eBay%25202001/Descriptions/Pope/Pope%2520Medals%2520PC+paulus+vi+pont+maximus&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WlaMc5F27vsJ:library.bhbl.neric.org/work/eBay/eBay%25202001/Descriptions/Pope/Pope%2520Medals%2520PC+paulus+vi+pont+maximus&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us" rel="nofollow">here.</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="krispy, post: 1033377, member: 19065"]I don't know much either to classify it, perhaps a souvenir token/medal for tourists or pilgrims to the Vatican. Have a look at eBay for others, with other Popes and [URL="http://cgi.ebay.com/PAVLVS-VI-PONT-MAXIMVS-SILVER-MEDAL-/250126538497?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a3cb41701"]this one[/URL] with the same Pope but a different design on the other side. Obviously your piece has the Pope [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Paul_VI"]Paul VI[/URL] (PAVLVS VI) on one side and an image of Michelangelo's [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piet%C3%A0_%28Michelangelo%29"]Pietà[/URL] which is a world famous sculpture located inside St. Peter's Basilica. Maybe some further info [URL="http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:WlaMc5F27vsJ:library.bhbl.neric.org/work/eBay/eBay%25202001/Descriptions/Pope/Pope%2520Medals%2520PC+paulus+vi+pont+maximus&cd=7&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us"]here.[/URL][/QUOTE]
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