Vatican, Papal State. A Miniature Pope Pius IX Bene Merenti Medal, c.1933 Auction Archive with the obverse bearing an

with the obverse bearing an additional band of silver aluminum wire piping

with feathering highlighted in black thread

1935 XIII" above a fasces enclosed by a an upside-down open-ended wreath of laurel leaves

within a circular wreath of wheat stalks

Vatican, Papal State. A Miniature Pope Pius IX Bene Merenti Medal, c.1933 Auction Archive with the obverse bearing anInstituted 1933. In silver gilt and enamels, featuring a cross with red enamelled border and inscription in between each arms reading N JUB HUM RED, the reverse presents the inscription PIVS XI. P. M. AXIII BENEMERENTI in blue enamels, surmounted by a papal coat of arms, measures 9. 6mm (w) x 24. 5 mm (h inclusive of Papal Insignia suspension), enamels intact, very fine.