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The 16th International Chess Olympiad
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1964 |
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| Composition | Tombac |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a schematic globe divided into quadrants bearing the Latin motto GENS UNA SUMUS in relief, flanked by the Roman numerals MCMXXXIV and LXIV. A Hebrew legend reading Israel and the Hebrew year 5725 arcs above the globe, with ISRAEL 1964 below. The outer border carries the legend 16 EME OLYMPIADE D'ECHECS in French and the Hebrew equivalent of 16th Chess Olympiad. |
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| Obverse script | Latin/Hebrew |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large stylized abstract composition in high relief depicting chess pieces — recognizable forms of a bishop, rook, and pawn — arranged within a grid of intersecting lines across the full field of the medal, with no legend. |
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