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Medal - Inauguration of King Abdulaziz International Airport and Hajj Terminal
| Location | Saudi Arabia (1932-date) |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of King Abdulaziz Al Saud wearing traditional Arab headdress and glasses, rendered in high relief. The Saudi Arabian national emblem — two crossed swords surmounted by a palm tree — appears in the field on each side of the effigy. The Arabic legend arcs along the upper rim, with the Gregorian year 1981 at lower left and the Hijri year ١٤٠١ at lower right, and the English legend KING ABDULAZIZ INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT curves along the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | An aerial perspective view of the Hajj Terminal at King Abdulaziz International Airport rendered in fine relief, depicting the iconic tensile fabric roof structures arranged in a large grid pattern, with commercial aircraft and ground vehicles on the apron in the foreground. The Arabic legend مبنى الحج arcs along the upper field, and the Latin legend HAJ TERMINAL is incused along the lower rim, with the maker's inscription BERTONI MILANO-TIHAMA along the right inner border. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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