Tiara from Bologna
The tiara presented to Leo XIII in 1903 on the occasion of the silver jubilee of his pontificate. The tiara, made of silver, decorated with a floral motif and medallions with images of Christ the Good Shepherd, Saint Peter, an angel, pope Leo XIII and his predecessor, is topped by a golden cross on the monde and girded with three crowns with writing on edges (from the top):
REGIS CHRISTI PASTORVM PASTOR OVILIS OMNE
NESCIVS ERRANDI FIDEI MORVMQVE MAGISTER
SACERDOS MAXIMVS IN TERRIS DIVINO IVRE
KING CHRIST’S CHIEF SHEPHERD OF ALL THE SHEEPFOLD
INERRANT TEACHER OF FAITH AND MORALS
SUPREME PRIEST ON EARTH BY DIVINE LAW