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Medal - Dalai Lama
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 2006 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a three-quarter facing bust of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, depicted smiling and wearing monastic robes with hands clasped in prayer, set against a relief of the Himalayan mountain range in the background. The legend '14TH DALAI LAMA OF TIBET' curves along the upper rim, with the name 'TENZIN GYATSO' inscribed to the left of the effigy. A scroll-like cartouche in the lower field bears the inscription 'ACT OF CONGRESS 2006'. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large, finely detailed relief of an open lotus flower in the lower half of the field, with a strand of prayer beads draped across its center bloom, symbolizing purity and spiritual devotion. The upper portion of the field carries a multi-line incuse legend presenting a attributed quotation of the 14th Dalai Lama, with the engraver's initials 'JPM' visible in the exergue below the lotus. |
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