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Medal - Reunification of Uniates with Orthodox Church 1839
| Location | Russian Empire |
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| Year | 1839 |
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| Weight | 109.23 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts the Holy Mandylion (the Image of Edessa), showing the face of Christ on a cloth suspended from a rod, rendered in high relief. A Cyrillic legend curves along the upper rim citing the scriptural reference, while a two-line inscription in the lower field records the dates 1596 and 1839 with the text noting the forced separation and the reunion in love. |
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| Obverse lettering | ТАКО СА НИДАЛЪ ПЕРВОСВЯЩЕННИКА. ЕВР. VIII, 1. ОТТОРГНУТЫЕ НАСИЛІЕМЪ (1596) ВОЗСОЕДИНЕ-НЫ ЛЮБОВІЮ (1839) |
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| Reverse script | Cyrillic |
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