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Inverted anchor cross. A cross with slightly widened ends, with two anchor flukes coming out of the top and curving left and right, also with slightly widened ends.







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  • Plague Doctor Medallion

    Plague Doctor Medallion

    An interesting doctor Obverse The obverse depicts someone in a plague doctor mask, a modern doctor’s coat and stethoscope and holding a bottle of medicine. The figure appears to be in front of cracked stained-glass windows, all with a blue tinge. Plague Doctor The Plague, or the Black Death, first struck Western Europe in 1348…