inscribed in Latin "LEO XII" at the left and "PONT MAX" at the right
the group observed a German convoy of fifteen vehicles approaching and set up an ambush
with a blackened core within a ribbed border
the obverse depicting a rightward facing bust of Kaiser Franz Joseph of Austria
s impression of which combat later appeared in an illustrated history of the War - prior to being severely wounded in a subsequent combat in October 1915
Vatican. A Pope Leo XIII Commemorative Medal Buy Now inscribed in Latin "LEO XII"In bronze, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of Pope Leo XIII, inscribed in Latin "LEO XII" at the left and "PONT MAX" at the right, reverse illustrating St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, inscribed in Latin "CHIESA DI PIETRO" above and "ROMA" below, within a beaded border and an ornate framework, measuring 38. 7 mm in diameter, edge nicks, bruised, contact marks, very fine.