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...made to strengthen and confirm and elevate it, but by God, the author of nature, and by Christ our Lord by whom nature was redeemed, and hence these laws cannot be subject to any human decrees or to any contrary pact even of the spouses themselves." Toward the end, Pius XI urged: ". . . That in the State such economic and social methods should be set up as will enable every head of a family to earn as much as according to his station in life is necessary for himself, his wife, and for the rearing of his children...
Inscription: Pius XI Pont. Max. Anno...
Silver 10-lira pieces bearing on the reverse the Virgin Mary, crowned, enthroned and haloed above the legend "Queen of Peace"; on the obverse, Pope Pius XI in mozetta, stole and biretta...
...lira pieces: reverse, St. Peter in a small boat; obverse, Pius XI as on the 10-lira piece...
...numismatists predict that the first minting of Pius XI coins will soon pass out of circulation in collections, or as keep sakes, "lucky" pieces, holy jewelry...