Medal with Human Figure
Question
Hello, is it permissible to keep a human figure on an honorary medal?
Answer
Hello,
In our time, it is permitted.
However, if the medal is made by a Jew, it is forbidden to purchase it from him due to aiding in a transgression.
Source
Gra"A Yoreh De'ah, Siman 141, Ot 18, 21. Chochmat Adam, Klal 85. Also because it is produced in factories and there is no suspicion in our time that it is worshipped, and also because it is considered 'despised'.
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