(Pius XI) 1929 Reconstruction Messina Cathedral

Large--80mm across--bold, silver medal, fineness not marked, for the work of Angelo Paino, Bishop of Messina, in reconstructing the Cathedral destroyed in the earthquake of 1908. Nice antique finish. Messina Cathedral / Madonna with Child in the heavens overlooking the Port of Messina. By Vatican medalist Aurelio Mistruzzi.