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Medal - Patron saints of medicine Saint Pantaleon

Location Russia
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Diameter 39 mm
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Obverse description The obverse depicts a half-length frontal effigy of Saint Panteleimon (Pantaleon) in high relief against a dark field, shown with a nimbus halo, holding a small key and an open book or casket. The figure is framed by an ornate decorative border of interlaced foliate and geometric motifs, with a small cross at the top. The saint's name appears in Cyrillic lettering along the lower portion of the border.
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Reverse description The reverse features a red enamel cross at the top center above a central cartouche with an ornate scalloped border, set against a black enameled field flanked by symmetrical foliate scrollwork in relief. The cartouche contains a multi-line Cyrillic inscription quoting Sirach 38:1-15, with the mint mark (ММД) and fineness mark Ag 925 visible in the field.
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