Vatican State: Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice Cross. Ist type (instituted 1888)

The riband fitted with a mounting 'safety pin', as issued including the hinged pin and clasp fittings

The 'Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice' (For Church and Pope) is a decoration of the Holy See. It is currently conferred to both lay people and clergy for distinguished service to the universal Catholic Church

The medal was established by Pope Leo XIII on, 17 July 1888, to commemorate his golden sacerdotal jubilee and was originally bestowed on those men and women who had aided and promoted the jubilee, and by other means assisted in making the jubilee and the Vatican Exposition successful. In 1898, it became a permanent papal distinction, and in 1908 was reduced to a single class decoration

The design of the medal and its ribbon changed in 1978

Condition: EF

Code: 21003