Benedict XVI A.VIII Ag Medal Synod of Bishops

Final medal of Pope Benedict XVI. Obverse: Pope left. Reverse: the surrounding inscription reads SYNODUS EPISCOPORUM XIII COETUS GENERALIS ORDINARIUS together with the scriptural quotation SICUT MISIT ME PATER, ET EGO MITTO VOS. At the center is the image of the Christ Pantocrator as depicted in the Byzantine mosaic of the Palatine Chapel of the Royal Palace in Palermo. Includes original plush case and certificate.