gadfly@ihu1m.UUCP (Gadfly) (05/03/85)
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I was having a generic dinner conversation with some friends
and the topic turned to religious ritual. One (raised a
Catholic) was describing what Communion wafers looked like,
and mentioned that there was usually a pattern impressed
into them. The other (an ardent numismatist) immediately
wondered what sorts of patterns are in use, whether they are
like ones that have been in use, whether there are any
particularly rare ones or commemorative impressions--all the
questions you'd expect from a guy obsessed with ancient coins.
Well, the ex-Catholic couldn't remember anything about the
patterns (except that they were there), and the numismatist
and I are both Jews. So, I said I'd ask the net. I have to
admit, I've become quite curious about this myself.
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One pattern is "IHS".
Jerryl Payne
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