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Commemorative medal for the 5th centenary of the birth of St. John of God
| Location | Portugal |
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| Year | 1995 |
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| Diameter | 40 mm |
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| Obverse description | Bust of St. John of God facing three-quarters to the right, depicted wearing a religious habit, with a short beard and tonsured head. To the lower left of the bust appears the Order's stylized monogram symbol in relief. The upper legend reads S. JOÃO DE DEUS · 1495 · 1995. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical scene in high relief depicting figures associated with the Hospitaller Order of St. John of God: at centre, a stylized globe surmounted by a pomegranate reliquary; to the left, a kneeling friar attended by a haloed figure; to the right, a bishop blessing a supplicant. Above the scene is a cross and the Order's crowned pomegranate emblem flanked by laurel branches. The engraver's signature E. BYRNE appears to the right, and INCM to the left. The circular legend reads ORDEM HOSPITALEIRA DE S. JOÃO DE DEUS. |
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