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Medal - Wieliczka Salt Mine
| Location | Poland |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | In high relief against a mirror-polished field, Saint Kinga (Święta Kinga) stands in full figure wearing robes and a crown, extending her hand toward a kneeling miner who presents a lump of salt rock. Mine shaft timbers and a staircase are visible in the background. The legend ŚWIĘTA KINGA arcs along the upper rim in raised Latin letters. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The field depicts an interior chamber of the Wieliczka Salt Mine in high relief, showing the underground lake in the lower portion, a wooden walkway with railings crossing the middle ground, and the characteristic timber shaft structure with multi-level platforms rising toward the upper field. The legend WIELICZKA appears in raised Latin letters along the lower rim. |
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