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King Oscar II and Queen Sophia's Coronation Medal
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia in high relief, both crowned and facing right, with the king depicted in elaborate coronation robes and regalia in the foreground. The peripheral legend names the royal couple and their titles as King and Queen of Sweden and Norway, with the engraver's signature LEA AHLBORN incuse in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A six-line commemorative inscription in the field, surrounded by an open wreath of oak leaves and berries tied with a ribbon at the base, commemorating the coronation ceremony held in Stockholm on 12 May 1873. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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