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Medal - Liberation of Székesfehérvár from Turkish rule
| Location | Hungary |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Weight | 36 g |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a bird's-eye view map of the fortified town of Székesfehérvár (Alba Regalis) in high relief, showing the town's walls, towers, churches and buildings. A scroll banner at the top bears the legend 'ALBA REGALIS MÁJUS 19.' and below the map an inscription commemorates the 300th anniversary of the Turkish withdrawal, with crossed cannon and cannonballs rendered in the lower field. The designer's initials 'FM' appear at the right. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features relief representations of two overlapping historical coins: a Turkish coin with Arabic script on the left, and a Hungarian coin dated 1688 bearing the Madonna and Child (Patrona Hungariae) in a radiate mandorla with the legend 'HUNGARIAE 1688' on the right. Above the coins, an arc of text marks the 20th anniversary of the HCCA Fejér County Organization, dated 1988. |
| Reverse script | Latin/Arabic |
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