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Medal - Jewish People's History H. Ibn Shaprut

Location United States
Year 1971
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description High-relief scene depicting two turbaned, bearded figures in an ornate Moorish architectural setting with arched columns and draped curtains. The central figure, facing left, holds a scroll and gestures in discourse toward a second figure at left, suggesting a scholarly or diplomatic exchange. The engraver's initials appear in the lower exergue.
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Reverse lettering H. IBN SHAPRUT SPANISH PHYSICIAN STATESMAN-SERVED CALIPHS AT CORDOVA. UNDER HIS AEGIS JEWISH LIFE AND SCHOLARSHIP FLOURISHED IN SPAIN. FM
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