Countdown to America's 250th Anniversary Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew Bronze Medal
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The bronze medal honors Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew as a leader in the quest for world peace, respect for the Earth’s environment and greater religious understanding. The medal is a replica of the Congressional Gold Medal awarded in 1997.
As the Archbishop of Constantinople – New Rome, Patriarch Bartholomew is the recognized spiritual leader of nearly 300 million Orthodox Christians around the world.
The obverse features a portrait of Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the inscriptions “ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH” and “BARTHOLOMEW.”
The reverse design features an image of a globe with North America and South America on the left, Europe and Africa on the right, and longitude and latitude lines. In the center appears a lighthouse below a two-headed bird. Inscribed at bottom is “APOSTLE / OF LOVE / PEACE AND / HOPE.” The inscription around the top edge is in Greek and transcribed as “GOD IS LOVE”, and on the bottom edge is “ACT OF U.S. CONGRESS 1997.”
Mintage Limit is the total number of a coin manufactured across all products. (For example, a coin may be available in rolls and in our annual sets).
Product Limit is the number of a coin made available in the individual product.
Household Order Limit The United States Mint imposes household order limits on our products to ensure that we provide fair purchase opportunities to the broadest audience possible. Household order limits for our products are typically lifted 24 hours after they go on sale. As we monitor our products, limits may be implemented, adjusted, or removed at our discretion.