Gian Federigo Bonzagni, Pius V (1504-1572), Pope 1566-1572, The Battle of Lepanto, 1571, gilt, copper, 1 7/16 in. ( cm.), This medal was specially made to celebrate the Holy Alliance's decisive naval victory over the Ottoman Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571, which was cause for rejoicing throughout Spain and Italy. The reverse depicts the battle with a figure of God in the heavens striking the enemy. The reverse inscription references the Latin excerpt from Exodus 15:6: Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy

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Gian Federigo Bonzagni, Pius V (1504-1572), Pope 1566-1572, The Battle of Lepanto, 1571, gilt, copper, 1 7/16 in. ( cm.), This medal was specially made to celebrate the Holy Alliance's decisive naval victory over the Ottoman Turks at Lepanto on October 7, 1571, which was cause for rejoicing throughout Spain and Italy. The reverse depicts the battle with a figure of God in the heavens striking the enemy. The reverse inscription references the Latin excerpt from Exodus 15:6: Thy right hand, O Lord, hath dashed in pieces the enemy.

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