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Yom Kippur
| Location | Israel |
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| Year | 1993 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a tallit (prayer shawl) draped in high relief across the right field, with a hand visible beneath its fringed edge. A three-line Hebrew legend occupies the left field, reading the phrase meaning 'repentance, prayer and charity'. Along the lower rim, the inscription 'YOM KIPPUR' appears in Latin letters to the left and in Hebrew to the right. |
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| Obverse lettering | תשובה ותפלה וצדקה · YOM KIPPUR · יום הכיפורים |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a detailed relief of an ornate Torah Ark in Baroque style, derived from a 14th-century engraving, with a Hebrew inscription within its arched opening. Flanking the ark on either side are two large shofars (ram's horns) whose tips cross at the bottom of the field. |
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