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Medal A Money Changer and his Wife
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1979 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | High-relief reproduction of Quinten Metsys's 1514 painting 'A Money Changer and His Wife,' depicting a bearded money changer weighing coins on a balance scale at a table strewn with coins, weights, and a mirror, while his wife looks on from beside an open book. The scene fills the entire field with fine engraved detail. The engraver's initials 'WS' appear in small letters at the bottom of the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | WS |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a central cartouche with an ornate acanthus-leaf decorative border framing an incuse multi-line inscription in the field. A small engraver's initial 'F' appears at the base of the border. |
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