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Blijdorp Zoo - Elephant
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Technique | Roller milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a detailed relief of a frontal-facing elephant with tusks and trunk lowered. The legend DIERGAARDE BLIJDORP to the left and ROTTERDAM ZOO to the right curves around the design, separated by dot stops, with a decorative dotted border following the oval perimeter. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Essentially plain field with the characteristic horizontal roller-milling striations visible across the surface; faint incuse ghost impressions of the obverse design are visible due to the rolling process, with no intentional design elements. |
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