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Description: | obverse design : Madonna, head, right profile, veiled, enclosed by halo
reverse design : shield, bearing the arms of Hungary, crowned, at the centre of an ornamental cross. Text, within beaded borders, surrounds
the cross
reverse text : "PATRONA.HVNGARIAE ORA.PRO.NOBIS.1916"
In this First World War patriotic religious allegory, Elizabeth von Esseö invokes, on behalf of the Hungarian people,
the support and assistance of the 'Madonna', Our Lady of Hungary, the patron saint of the Kingdom. The Latin text on the reverse is
translated as 'Patroness of Hungary pray for us.1916'. | Publisher: | http://www.iwm.org.uk | Subjects: | Allegory Austro-Hungarian Home Front & 1916 Religion | Source: | Imperial War Museum | Creator: | Esseö, Elizabeth von | Identifier: | http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/o... | Go to resource |
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