Gaspare Morone-Mola, foundation medal created for the construction of St. Peter’s square VII, 1657, bronze, 76.80 mm.
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The foundation medal of the colonnade of St. Peter’s Square was designed by the pope himself and it was thrown in the foundations on August 28th 1657. It represented the Colonnade and the fountain created by Maderno in 1614 in front of the obelisk.