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Le Shinmé
| Location | France |
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| Year | 1984 |
| Type | Art medal |
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| Obverse script | Chinese (traditional, regular script) |
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| Reverse description | The upper portion of the field features a circular medallion depicting a galloping horse facing left set against radiating sun rays extending across the field. Below, the field is divided into two columns by a vertical rule: the left column bears the descriptive text in Japanese (kanji and hiragana), the right column bears the equivalent text in French, with the title SHINMÉ heading the right column. The engraver's signature Y. OSHIO appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | 神馬 白馬，神霊の乗物である。日本の聖馬は人々の祈りを神々に伝える。 SHINMÉ LE CHEVAL BLANC, CHEVAL SACRÉ DU JAPON, MONTURE DES DIVINITÉS. IL LEUR PORTE AUSSI LES PRIÈRES DES HOMMES. Y. OSHIO (Translation: Shinme (sacred horse) The white horse is a transport of divine spirits. The Japanese holy horse conveys the people`s prayers to the gods.) |
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