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ALTOBELLI, Maria  ( ) sculptor.
          Married name: Maria Altobelli Abondolo.

          M  E  D  A  L     S  E  R  I  E  S

California Missions Medals:
(designed by Maria Altobelli, modeled by Cataldo Papaleo;
Issued by Altobelli Jewelers; only 14 of an intended
22 medals were issued):

1961 Fray Junipero Serra Medal. . . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-001
1961 San Juan Capistrano Medal. . . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-002
1961 San Luis de Francia Medal. . . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-003
1962 San Luis Rey de Francia Medal . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-004
1962 San Gabriel Medal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-005
1963 San Fernando Medal . . . . . . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-006
1963 San Jose de Guadaloupe Medal . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-007
1964                                                     . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-008
1965 San Luius Obispo Medal. . .  . . . . . . . . MAco 1961-003-009
196x                                                      . . . . . . .  MAco 1961-003-010
196x                              . . . . . . .  MAco 1961-003-011
196x                              . . . . . . .  MAco 1961-003-012
196x                              . . . . . . .  MAco 1961-003-013
1962 San Gabriel Archangle Medal. . . . . . . .  MAco 1961-003-014
          Complete Set of 14 California Mission Medals:
          Auctions:. . . . . . . . . . . . . J&J 15:95; PCA 51:875
Group of 13 or less California Mission Medals:
          Auctions:. . . . . . .  CAL 29:388; J&J 13:71, J&J 15:94


          M    E    D    A    L    S
1974 San Fernando California Centennial Medal. .  MAco 1974-212

          N U M I S M A T I C   R E F E R E N C E S

Px {1971} Mirkovich (Joseph M.)  California Mission Medals. Money Talks; A
          Numismatic Anthology Selected from Calcoin News. Irvine CA: California State
          Numismatic Assn (1971) p 323.
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