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Medal - Jewish People's History H. Graetz
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of Heinrich Graetz seated at a desk, shown from the waist up, intently studying an open book with additional volumes visible in the background at upper left. The subject is portrayed wearing spectacles and a jacket, rendered in a detailed sculptural style. The engraver's monogram appears in the lower left field of the medal. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is divided into two registers: the upper portion bears the subject's name 'H. GRAETZ' in large raised letters on a polished background, while the lower portion contains a multi-line biographical inscription in raised Latin lettering across the field, concluding with the birth and death years '1817-1891' in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | H. GRAETZ GERMAN HISTORIAN AND BIBLE SCHOLAR. EMPHASIZED NATIONAL CHARACTER OF JEWISH ASPIRATIONS. HIS HISTORY OF THE JEWS UNIQUE IN ITS SCOPE. 1817-1891 |
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