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Medal - Jonah in the Whale
| Location | Poland |
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| Type | Religious medal |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts an open Bible in the lower portion, above which rises a columned temple or synagogue with a menorah visible at its entrance, set against radiating sunrays. A bilingual legend in English and Hebrew occupies the lower portion of the field, citing Isaiah 56:7. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a stylized, sinuous whale whose body forms an S-shaped curve occupying most of the field; within its lower belly a small human figure with arms raised upward represents Jonah, while a boat is visible near the whale's open mouth above the waterline. Stylized waves are depicted in the lower exergue, and the engraver's signature appears in the lower right field. |
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| Reverse lettering | A Shevo |
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