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John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Photography credit Joel Benjamin
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Photography credit Joel Benjamin
Medal of Pope Paul Paperweight
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA. Photography credit Joel Benjamin
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Medal of Pope Paul Paperweight

Artifact IDMO 63.518
Object Type Medal
Date 1963
Date Presented7/1963
Gifter
Place of GiftItaly, Europe
Medium Gold, lucite, wood
DimensionsOverall H 5 1/2 in x W 6 1/2 in (14 cm x 16.5 cm )
Physical DescriptionPapal medal of Pope Paul VI encased in a rectangular piece of plastic mounted on a wooden base. The Medal depicts the profile of Pope Paul on the obverse with a papal seal and date MCMLXIII on the reverse. The base originally had a metal plate engraved: "presented to John F. Kennedy by His Holiness Pope Paul VI, July 1963".
Historical NoteThis medal was presented to President John F. Kennedy during his state visit to the Vatican on July 2, 1963 by Pope Paul VI.
Additional Details
Custodial History NoteItem was a gift from a foreign official to the President and First Lady received through the Executive office during the Kennedy Administration and transferred to the General Service Administration where it was held until donated to the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum by the Estate of President John F. Kennedy in 1965.
Credit LineJohn F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston, MA; Gift of the Estate of President John F. Kennedy
National Archives Catalog CollectionJohn F. Kennedy Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 1676934)
National Archives Catalog SeriesGifts from Heads of State (National Archives Identifier 1677008)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedUse Restriction NoteReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.
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