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100th anniversary of death of Abraham Gottlob Werner, mineralogist and geologist
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Abraham Gottlob Werner in left-facing profile, depicted in 18th-century dress with a decorated uniform epaulette bearing a mining crossed-hammers emblem. The circumferential legend reads his name and birth and death dates, with the engraver's initials FH in the lower field. |
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| Obverse lettering | ABRAHAM GOTLOB WERNER * 25. SEPT. 1749 + 30. JUNI 1817 FH |
| Reverse description | The entire field is occupied by a seven-line German inscription in bold relief lettering, enclosed within a laurel wreath border. The date 1917, flanked by small floral ornaments, appears at the base below the inscription. |
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