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| Location | Vatican City |
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| Composition | Silver (.999) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features a dramatic relief scene of Moses raising one of the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments above his head, his robes flowing, while below him the Israelites worship the Golden Calf on a pedestal. The entire scene is framed within an arched rectangular border typical of a silver bar format. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the coat of arms of the Pontificium Institutum Biblicum at center, featuring a papal tiara, crossed keys, and the Alpha and Omega symbols within a shield, surrounded by decorative elements. The legend PONTIFICIUM INSTITUTUM BIBLICUM curves along the upper arched border, with a Biblical citation and Latin verse inscribed in the lower field. |
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| Reverse lettering | PONTIFICIUM INSTITUTUM BIBLICUM VERBVM DOMINI EX 32,11 Cur, Domine, irascitur furor tuus contra populum tuum? |
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