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Sint Jan Berchmans - Diest
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1988 |
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| Composition | Nickel brass (Alpaca) |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a bust of Saint Jan Berchmans in three-quarter relief, holding a rosary, with his parental home in Diest rendered in the left field background. The surrounding legend reads SINT JAN BERCHMANS ONZE HEILIGE along the upper arc, with DIEST 1988 JUBELJAAR along the lower arc. |
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| Obverse lettering | SINT JAN BERCHMANS ONZE HEILIGE DIEST 1988 JUBELJAAR |
| Reverse description | Central device features a crowned statue of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Jesus, depicted in the style of a Gothic Madonna, flanked in the field by two architectural renderings: a Gothic church (Saint Sulpitius) to the left and a classical building (the Town Hall of Diest) to the right. The legend DIEST 1599 appears to the upper left and ROME 1621 to the upper right, referencing the birth and death years of Jan Berchmans. |
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