Vatican. A Pope Pius XI Commemorative Religious Medal 1950 certificate_of_authenticity credited with having served in

credited with having served in Canada during the war

exhibiting wear from active use

receiving a variety of promotions throughout his paramilitary career

A very scarce badge

45mm(w) x 49

Vatican. A Pope Pius XI Commemorative Religious Medal 1950 certificate_of_authenticity credited with having served inIn bronze gilt, obverse illustrating four buildings in and around Vatican City and Rome, inscribed in the corners in Latin, clockwise from the upper left "ANNO SANTO 1950 ROMA" and engraver marked "PAGANI ITALY", reverse illustrating the Pope along with other church officials standing before a door, a person holding open the Bible before the Pope, with one other person kneeling beside the Pope, a Chi Rho christogram symbol emblazoned on the door,