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Medal - Alfonso XIII Universal exposition in Barcelona
| Location | Spain |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of two figures facing left in high relief, the inner figure wearing a crown, the outer in military uniform bearing a decoration on the collar; engraver signatures 'B. PARERA' and 'E. TUSSIO' visible at right and lower center respectively. The crowned arms of Barcelona are displayed on a cartouche in the exergue, and a laurel wreath borders the field. |
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| Reverse description | View of the Palau Nacional (National Palace) in high relief with radiating sun rays behind it; two reclining nude male figures flank a central crowned heraldic shield in the lower field, with grape vine ornaments at the base. The legend arcs around the upper border, with 'EL ARTE EN ESPAÑA / PALACIO NACIONAL' inscribed in two lines in the lower exergue. Engraver signatures 'AUSIO' at lower left and 'A. Parera' at right. |
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| Reverse lettering | ·EXPOSICION·INTERNACIONAL·DE·BARCELONA· 1929 EL ARTE EN ESPAÑA PALACIO NACIONAL |
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