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Médaille - Jan et Hubert van Eyck
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1848-1850 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined left-facing busts of the Flemish painters Hubert and Jan van Eyck in high relief, both wearing period headwear and fur-trimmed garments. A circular legend surrounding the field records their birth and death dates and birthplace, with a small engraver's signature visible at the lower right of the busts. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse field is entirely occupied by an engraved multi-line French text inscription chronicling key dates in the lives of the Van Eyck brothers. In the upper portion, a decorative scrolled ribbon in relief bears the Flemish motto of Jan van Eyck. |
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