Benedict XV, Giacomo della Chiesa of Genoa. Pope 1914-1922. Invocation for Peace, “Regina Pacis Ora Pro Nobis”. Silver medal of maximum module 1917 Year II. By Francesco Bianchi. (Silver, 82.06 mm, 261.10 g). BENEDICTVS XV PONT MAX AN II Bust left with zucchetto, mozzetta and stole richly adorned with arabesques and papal coat of arms; on the shoulder, BIANCHI. Rev. REGINA PACIS ORA PRO NOBIS The Pope on the left implores the Blessed Virgin standing on clouds and offering an olive branch; in front, kneeling, the symbolic figures of the five continents; in exergue, ANNO MDCCCCXVII; below, BIANCHI. Bartolotti 1971, 36. Cusumano-Modesti 177. Uncirculated. Very rare medal, with coeval dark-red leather original case, gilded papal coat of arms on the cover and decorations along its outline. The medal underlines the request for Peace addressed to the Blessed Virgin Mary by the Pope and the whole world, represented by the allegorical figures of the five continents.