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Description:
Obverse
Representation of a 16th century ship in a storm at sea, 5 sailors support Francois Xavier above the water, thus calming the sea, one of the Saint's miracles. Coat of arms left, value and dates below.
Reverse
Bust of the jesuit Saint Francis Xavier , after a portrait by a Japanese painter from Kobe, emblem of the Society of Jesus to the right. Below, his dates of birth and death.
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