ITALY, Papale (Stato della Città del Vaticano). Pius XII. 1939-1958. AV Medal (44mm, 60.54 g, 12h). Holy Year issue. By Mistruzzi. Dated 1950 (in Roman numerals). PIVS · XII · ROMANVS · PONTIFEX · MAXIMVS ·, bust left, wearing zucchetto and pallium / + EGO · SVM · OSTIVM · PER · ME · SI · QVIS · INTROIERIT · SALVABITVR, Holy Door; ANNO ·JVBI/ LAEI · MCML across field. Rinaldi 145 (for type in silver). Cameo effect, some hairlines. Superb EF. Rare in gold.
From the Peter J. Merani Collection. Ex Artemide Aste XXXVI (11 July 2012), lot 676.