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Medal - Jewish People's History Isaac Mayer Wise
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1972 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a high-relief three-quarter bust portrait of Isaac Mayer Wise facing left, wearing spectacles and a bow tie, with hands clasped beneath his chin. Behind the effigy, a detailed aerial view of a large institutional building complex is rendered in lower relief across the upper field. The engraver's initials 'GH WS' appear in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | GH WS |
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| Reverse lettering | ISAAC MAYER WISE U.S. RABBI, EDITOR, AUTHOR, PIONEER OF REFORM JUDAISM. FOUNDER AND FIRST PRESIDENT OF HEBREW UNION COLLEGE. 1819-1900 FM |
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