Patent ID: 7967464

Claim:
An apparatus for displaying a medallion in an item of memorabilia, the apparatus comprising: a. A holder for the medallion, the item of memorabilia defining a cavity, said holder being configured to engage the item of memorabilia and to be contained within said cavity, said holder defining a holder surface, said holder surface defining a medallion-engaging opening, said opening being configured to selectably receive the medallion, said holder and the medallion defining a releasable engagement between said holder and the medallion when the medallion is received by said opening, the medallion defining a pair of opposing medallion display surfaces, each of said medallion display surface defining a relief, said relief being equivalent to said relief of a minted coin, a selected one of said opposing pair of display surfaces being visible and the other of said opposing pair of display surfaces not being visible when said medallion and said holder are in said engagement and said holder is contained within said cavity, the item of memorabilia having a memorabilia surface, said memorabilia surface defining said memorabilia cavity; b. A source of a light, said source of said light being configured to direct said light at an angle with respect to said selected one of said opposing pair of display surfaces when said medallion is in said engagement with said holder, said source of said light being located at a distance from said display surface when said medallion is in said engagement with said holder, said angle and said distance being selected so that said relief of the medallion casts a shadow upon said display surface when the medallion is in said engagement with said holder and said light is directed at said angle, said source of said light being supported by said holder, said selected one of said opposing pair of display surfaces being a light incident surface of said light coming from said source of said light.