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Medal - Positano Church of Santa Maria Assunta Protectress
| Location | Italy |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a Byzantine-style relief depiction of the enthroned Madonna and Child (Our Lady of the Assumption), crowned and nimbed, set within a rectangular decorative frame. The surrounding legend curves along the upper and lower periphery of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a panoramic view of the coastal town of Positano along the Amalfi Coast in relief, with terraced buildings cascading down the hillside on the left and the prominent domed Church of Santa Maria Assunta visible in the lower right foreground. The legend 'POSITANO' arcs along the upper rim, and the engraver's initials 'MC' appear in small relief near the horizon line at upper right. |
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