HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
Robert T. Dieges (Dieges & Clust)

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Coin Details

Origin/Country: United States 1960
Design Description: Bz Plaquette by R. Dieges Pope John XXIII
Item Description: Bronze 1960 by Robert Dieges 1960 USA Bz Plaque Pope John XXIII
Full Grade: MS 65
Owner: Spencer Collection

Set Details

Custom Sets: HORNREICH COLLECTION of U.S. & World Medal Plaques
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Owner Comments:

Medal, Plaquette, c.1960, Bronze, United States. POPE JOHN XXIII by Robert T. Dieges (Dieges and Clust) and Italian Medallist Constanzo Liuni. Uniface, Obv. Portrait of JOHN XXIII left, Vatican Logo, RTD Monogram Signature of Medallist, legend below Pope JOHN XXIII. Bas Relief Cast Plaquette with integral loop on back for hanging if desired. Approx 9 x 7 inches. From the collection of Jonathan Brecher (Co-editor of the 2nd edition of the standard catalog of So-Called Dollars). Pope Saint John XXIII, born Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, reigned from 28 October 1958 to his death in 1963. Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli was the fourth of fourteen children born to a family of sharecroppers that lived in a village in Lombardy.

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