Rare medal, issued on the occasion of the election of Pius XII as pope, 1939.
Medal by Aurelio Mistruzzi.
Obverse: bust to the left, below the signature MISTRVZZI
PIVS•XII•PONTIFEX•MAXIMVS•A•I
Reverse: papal coat of arms
CHRISTIANO•POPVLO•RECTOR•ET•PAT-ER•DATVS•VI•NON•MARTA•MCMXXXIX
Diameter 44 mm, weight 35.98 g
