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1888 Brussels International Exhibition Medal
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1888 |
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| Technique | Die-struck |
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| Obverse description | Two allegorical figures in high relief standing on a plinth: the figure of Industry at left holds a vase and leans toward Science, a crowned figure at right holding a torch aloft in her raised hand and a mirror in her lowered hand. The inscription LA SCIENCE GUIDANT L'INDUSTRIE appears on the plinth, with the engraver's signature A. FISCH below. The circular legend and founding date appear around the rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | An open wreath composed of oak leaves on the left branch and laurel leaves on the right branch, tied at the base with a ribbon bow, leaving the central field plain. The circular legend naming the exhibition categories appears along the upper rim, with the city and year along the lower rim. |
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