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Medal - Assumption of Elijah
| Location | Poland |
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| Thickness | 3 mm |
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| Obverse description | The central field features an open book in high relief, likely the Bible, set before a classical temple or religious building with columns, surrounded by radiating rays of light. In the lower portion, an English legend in three lines references Isaiah 56:7, with a Hebrew inscription running along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Hebrew |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a robed figure in dynamic upward movement, rendered in bold relief, ascending amid stylized flames or whirlwind elements, evoking the biblical ascension of the prophet Elijah. A small engraver's signature appears in the lower right field. |
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