Includes:
1. Vatican: Benemerenti Medal, II Class Silver Grade, Type III (Pope Leo XIII: 1878-1903) (Medaglia Benemerenti). Instituted in 1878, this version in 1888 (in silver, measuring 28 mm (w) x 32 mm (h) inclusive of its laterally-pierced ball suspension, contact marks, original civil ribbon).
2. Vatican: Pope Pius XI (1922-1939) Eleventh Year Congress Medal 1932 (in silver, obverse illustrating the right-facing bust of Pope Pius XI and inscribed "PIVS. XI. PONTIFEX. MAXIMUS. ANNO. XI.", issued in the eleventh year of his reign (1932) and engraver marked "MISTRVZZI" (Aurelio Mistruzzi), reverse illustrating a wing of the Vatican and inscribed "CELEBERRIMIS. PICTVRIS. VATICANIS. APTA. SEDES. A. FVND. EXCCITATA", measuring 43.5 mm in diameter, light contact).
3. Italy, Kingdom: Patriarch of Venice Ladislaus Pyrker Medal 1837 (in silvered bronze, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of Ladislaus Pyrker, Patriarch of Venice, surrounded by the inscription "LADISLAO PYRKERIO PATRIARCHCHAL VENETIARVM" and engraver marked "A FABRIS VTINENSIS SCVLT" on the obverse, reverse illustrating a collage of icons above the inscription "VIRO DOCTRINA PRVDENTIA GRAVITATE PROBATISSIMO PATRIMONII PAVPERVM STRENVO ASSERTORI QVINDECIMVIRI MENDICICITATE EX VRBE TOLLENDA VT TANTI PRAESIDIS AGRIENSEM PONTIFICATVM ADEVNTIS NOMEN HONOS BENEFACTA AETERNARENTVR" and dated "MDCCCXXVII" (1827), measuring 52.5 mm in diameter, edge nicks, bruised, scattered silvering wear).
Ranging from better than very fine to near extremely fine.

