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This medal was chosen as the 37th issue of the prestigious Society of Medalists series in 1948. The obverse bears John the Baptist in the act of baptizing a kneeling man. Around, BLESSED ARE THE MEEK FOR THEY WILL INHERIT THE EARTH. The reverse bears a nude Salome holding John's head in front of a horse.
The medal measures 73mm in diameter and was produced by the Medallic Art Company of New York. The reported production quantity of this medal is 730 pieces in bronze.
Variants
This medal comes in a number of known variants. Below you can find the ones that are known to me. Please let me know if you have one that is not listed here. You can see images of the variants I have by dragging the medal image above to the left (or right).