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János Simor Esztergom Archbishop Medal
| Location | Hungary |
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| Year | 1882 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | High-relief truncated bust of Cardinal János Simor facing slightly right, wearing ecclesiastical vestments and a skullcap, with multiple decorations and a pectoral cross visible on his chest. The circumferential Latin legend reads around the upper and right portion of the field, with the engraver's name JAUNER inscribed at the lower left near the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | The central field displays two superimposed heraldic devices in relief: an oval shield surmounted by a royal crown with a double-barred cross, and below it a large eight-pointed cross with a central oval medallion bearing a figure of the patron saint, surrounded by a laurel wreath. The circumferential Latin legend commemorates the 25th anniversary of the episcopal consecration, reading around the full border with asterisk separators. |
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| Reverse lettering | EPISCOPATUS · A · XXV · 1882 · DIE · 29 · JUN · CUM · JUBILO · RECOLIT METROPOLITANUM * CAPITULUM * |
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