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Medal - 100th Anniversary of the Royal Academy of Belgium
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1872 |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a ten-line Latin inscription in incuse lettering, chronicling the founding of the Belgian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts by Empress Maria Theresa in 1772, its restoration by King William I in 1816, its expansion by King Leopold I in 1845, and the celebration of its centenary in 1872. The field is plain with no other decorative elements. |
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| Reverse lettering | ACADEMIA / SCIENT•LIT•ET•ART•BELGICA / AB•AVG•IMP•MARIA•THERESIA / ANNO•MDCCLXXII • INSTITVTA / A•GVILIELMO•I•REGE•AVGVSTO / ANNO•MDCCCXVI•RESTITVTA / A•LEOPOLDO•I•REGE•AVG / ANNO•MDCCCXLV•AVCTA / FESTA•SECVLARIA•AGIT / ANNO•MDCCCLXXII |
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