Vatican. A Medal for Roman Firefighters
Medaglia per i corpo dei pomperi di Roma. Instituted in 1865. In bronze, obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Pope Pius IX, surrounded by the Latin inscription "PIVS IX PONTIFEX MAXIMVS", engraver marked "N.G." below the bust, reverse inscribed in Latin "COHORTI / VIGILVM VRBAN / EXPERIMENTO / PVBLICE EXHIBITO / XII CAL IVN / MDCCCLXV", measuring 26.3 mm in diameter, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, near extremely fine.

