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Description: | Medal commemorating Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour improved, 1836. Obverse: Bust of Pope Gregory XVI in an embroidered cope and skullcap (left). Legend: 'GREGORIVS . XVI . PONT . MAX . AN . VI'. Reverse: A female figure seated on the prow of a vessel wearing a mural crown, her right hand pointing to the forts and walls surrounding the harbour. Legend: 'CENTVMCELL . VRBE . AMPLICFICATA' Exergue: 'PORTV . REDDITO . TVTIORE' (The city of Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour made safer).
caption: Medal commemorating Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour improved, 1836 | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Gregory XVI medals J. Pope Cerbara | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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