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Medal commemorating Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour improved, 1836
Medal commemorating Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour improved, 1836. Obverse: Bust of Pope Gregory XVI in an embroidered cope and skullcap (left). Legend: 'GREGORIVS . XVI . PONT . MAX . AN . VI'. Reverse: A female figure seated on the prow of a vessel wearing a mural crown, her right hand pointing to the forts and walls surrounding the harbour. Legend: 'CENTVMCELL . VRBE . AMPLICFICATA' Exergue: 'PORTV . REDDITO . TVTIORE' (The city of Civitavecchia enlarged and its harbour made safer).
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC0206 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Medal |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Cerbara, J. |
| Places: | Italy |
| Date made: | 1836 |
| People: | Gregory XVI, Pope |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |