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Elongated Coin - Artis Amsterdam
| Location | Netherlands |
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| Technique | Roller milled |
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| Obverse description | Central field features a relief depiction of a hippopotamus viewed from the front, its broad snout and rounded body rendered in low relief. The design is framed by a dotted border with the legend 'ARTIS' arching at the top and 'AMSTERDAM' curving along the bottom. |
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| Obverse lettering | ARTIS AMSTERDAM |
| Reverse description | The reverse shows the flattened and heavily distorted ghosted impression of the host coin's original design, the result of the roller-milling process. Faint outlines of the source coin's legends and central motif are barely discernible in the field. |
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