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Hanging on the right wall of the Rector's office is an impressive 87- by 68-inch glass frame. Inside it are a white stole, three coins and a caption. The white stole, embroidered in gold and silver thread, has emblazoned on its middle portion a papal coat of arms, a cross with IHS at the bottom center and two deer grazing at the foot of the cross. A vine with grapes encircles the cross while stalks of wheat stand behind the papal emblem.
The coins are gold, silver and bronze. The gold and bronze coins bear the image of the reigning Pope - IOHANNES XXIII - and the year of his pontificate - MCMLX. The silver coin shows the Pope's motto - OBOEDIENTIA ET PAX - with an olive branch in the background.
The caption at the bottom of the glass frame testifies to its importance. What is written refers to an historical moment:
Insignia of Office
personally endowed by
His Holiness Pope John XXIII
on the First Rector of Pontificio Collegio Filippino
at its inauguration on October 07, 1961.
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