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Belen School

Belen School - obverseBelen School - reverse

© Jordi Cartaña (CC BY-SA)

Features

Location Cuba
Type Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards
Composition Brass (Overlaid with colored enamel)
Weight 20 g
Diameter 29 mm
Thickness 3 mm
Shape Irregular
Technique Cast
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
420095

Obverse

Female figure holding a laurel wreath. Coat of arms of Saint Ignatius of Loyola

Script: Latin

Lettering:
JHS
COLEGIO DE BELEN

Unabridged legend: JHS = Latinized version of Greek "ΙΗΣ", first letters of Greek name of Jesus

Translation:
Jesus
Belen College

Reverse

Blank.

Edge

Plain

Comments

Created in 1854 It worked until 1961 when it was expropriated by the regime. It was of the Jesuits.
Doctor Carlos J. Finlay, discoverer of the mosquito that transmits yellow fever, studied and worked there.

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