The Founding of Radio Vaticana

257, Lot: 743. Estimate $150. Sold for $160. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

ITALY, Papale (Stato della Città del Vaticano). Pius XI (Ambrogio Damiano Achille Ratti). 1922-1939. AR Medal (44mm, 38.82 g, 12h). By A. Mistruzzi. Dually-dated RY X and 12 February 1931 in Roman numerals. Bust left, wearing zucchetto, mozzetta, and pallium / Personification of Radio flying left over Earth and radio towers, blowing trumpet, electricity emitting from finger. Mazio 890; Rinaldi 125. UNC, toned.