(ANSA) - Rome, March 4 - Pope Francis on Wednesday was given
the Expo 2015 world's fair commemorative medal, sources said
Wednesday.
The medal designed by sculptor Laura Creatara and made in
ecological metal with a diameter of 150mm is "the biggest
official mintage ever made for a Universal Exhibition," Expo
said in a note.
It is etched with words said by the pope in February: "The
Earth is not an inheritance from our parents but a loan from our
children".
It is etched on one side with a symbol of the pontiff's
"tree of life" signifying world unity.
The symbol is made up of five leaves from plants that
symbolize each continent: agrimony for Africa, maple for the
Americas, pothos for Asia, oak for Europe and eucalyptus for
Oceania.
The medal is "the memento that is most in demand at Milan's
Expo Gate," the statement said.