Reference | SH 2-87 WM |
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Date | 1876 |
Grade | BU++ |
Price | $295.00 |
Item # | 4911 |
Metal | White Metal |
Designed By | Rudolf Laubenheimer |
Catholic version, IN HONOR OF THE CATHOLIC VISITORS TO THE INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION. Designed by German-American engraver Rudolf Laubenheimer. One of the different obverse designs that share a common “See How We Prosper” reverse. Bust of Blessed Pope Pius IX who reigned from 1846 until his death in 1878, the longest reign in Church history. Pius had a close relationship with America.