Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa of Genoa. Pope from 1914 to 1922. "Regina Pacis Ora Pro Nobis" Invocation for Peace. Silver annual medal 1916 Year II. By Francesco Bianchi. (Silver, 43.90 mm, 42.94 g). BENEDICTVS XV PONT MAX A II Bust left with zucchetto, mozzetta and stole adorned with acanthus leaf spirals; on the shoulder, BIANCHI. Rev. REGINA PACIS ORA PRO NOBIS The Pope and the five continents imploring the Blessed Virgin in the clouds; in exergue, A MDCCCCXVI; below, BIANCHI. Cusumano-Modesti 176. Bartolotti 1967, 916. Modesti 2009, 384. Toned. Uncirculated. Scarce. The medal underlines the request for peace addressed to the Virgin Mary, by the Pope and the whole world, represented by the allegorical figures of the five continents.