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Medal - 17. Mai 1899 Ibsen and Nansen
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1899 |
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| Technique | Struck |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts in right profile of Henrik Ibsen (foreground, bearded, older) and Fridtjof Nansen (behind), both in high relief. A circular legend in Norwegian runs around the entire periphery of the field, with the initials I.T. visible at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | An open book inscribed with the text IBSENS VÆRKER rests above a shield bearing the date 17DE MAI and the year 1899, with a star at the base of the shield. Radiating lines suggestive of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) emanate from behind the book in the upper field, while oak branches forming a wreath flank the central composition on both sides. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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