Benedict XV (1914-22) Anno IV Oriental Institute

Official silver Annual Medal, year IV (1918), of Pope Benedict XV in memory of the founding of the Pontifical Oriental Institute for the study of Eastern Christianity. Reverse depicts Benedict XV seated in throne, attended by four eastern rite clergy, bestowing blessing on two clerics; building of the Pontifical Oriental Institute in background. Work of Francesco Bianchi and Attilio Silvio Motti. Beautiful About Unc/Unc.