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ECU - Strasbourg Iohan Gutenberg
| Issuer | UNA (Universal Numismatic Association) / Isler Edition |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a stylised architectural device combining a pointed Gothic spire above a rectangular frame enclosing the legend ECU in bold relief, evoking the silhouette of Strasbourg Cathedral. A ring of twelve five-pointed stars encircles the central motif, referencing the European Union. The arc legend STRASBOURG runs along the upper rim, while CAPITALE DE L'EUROPE curves along the lower rim. The date 1994 appears in the lower field flanked by the issuer references UNA Edit. and ISLER. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a full-length standing effigy of Johannes Gutenberg, shown bearded and robed, holding an open book in his left arm and resting his right hand upon a printing press beside him, the whole composition set upon a stepped pedestal. The figure closely reproduces the famous Gutenberg monument. The arc legend IOHAN GUTENBERG runs along the upper rim, with the commemorative dates 1444 and 1994 flanking the effigy at mid-field. The Latin legend TYPOGRAPHIAM INVENIT curves along the lower rim, attributing to Gutenberg the invention of typography. |
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