The Duke of Alva receives from Pius V as a thank you a sacred hat and a sword, a medal on the festivities on that occasion and as a warning of impending doom, Copper medal. Obverse: government apple with inscription between the year within the inscription. Reverse: man in long cloak with hood, standing with arms crossed in front of house within circumscription, Pius V, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo (3rd Duke of Alva), anonymous, 1569, copper (metal), striking (metalworking), d 2.8 cm × w 4.50 gr
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Duke, Alva receives, Pius V, thank you, sacred hat, sword, medal, festivities, occasion, warning, impending doom, Copper medal, Obverse, government apple, inscription, year within, Reverse, man, long cloak, hood, standing, arms crossed, front, house within circumscription, Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke, Alva, 1569, copper, metal, striking, metalworking
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