Rila Monastery small Desk Medal

This medal is extraordinarily beautiful, its aesthetic value higher than the one typical for the usual communist medals. On the obverse is presented Rila Monastery itself, whereas the reverse is an excerpt from a chronicle written during Ivan ShishmanÂ’s rule (14th century). The excerpt contains instructions how to reach the monastery; Ivan ShishmanÂ’s grave is also mentioned.
The medal is made of copper and it is in perfect condition.
Additional information:
RILA MONASTERY was founded in the l0th century by the Bulgarian monk St. John of Rila and was rebuilt in the l3th -l4th century.
In the l5th century, when Bulgaria was subjugated by the Ottoman Turks, the monastery was abandoned for a short time but in the second half of the same century it was restored to a new life. Later it was for several times plundered and ravaged. Its thorough renovation began in the early l9th century. It was then that the residential wings and the church of the Holy Virgin were raised (1834-1837). The Rila Monastery has been listed as a world monument of culture.

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