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Medal - Terra Sancta
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1963 |
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| Weight | 38.70 g |
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| Obverse description | Large Hebrew lettering in the central field, quoting Isaiah 60:4, with the biblical reference in smaller Hebrew script below. A circular border legend carries the same quotation in English and French, reading in both directions around the rim. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized medieval-style world map centered on Jerusalem, depicted at center in relief, with three oval lobes representing EVROPA (with Roma), ASIA (with Arabia, Persia, Armenia, Antiochia, India), and AFRICA (with Aethiopia, Alexandria, Guinea). AMERICA TERRA NOVA appears at lower left, and DANIA SVVECIA at the top. A sailing ship is depicted at lower right on stylized waves. The legend TERRA SANCTA appears in Latin above center, with the Hebrew equivalent above it. |
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| Reverse lettering | TERRA SANCTA // ארץ הקודש // EVROPA // ASIA // AFRICA // AMERICA // TERRA NOVA // DANIA // SVVECIA // GALLIA // GERMANIA // IBERIA // Marocchi // GRAECIA // Roma // ARMENIA // PERSIA // Antiochia // INDIA // ARABIA // Alexandria // AETHIOPIA // Guinea // REGNA MUNDI // CARTHONIAS // SINI // ANGOLA |
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