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Medal - Arabic campaign and the Inauguration of the Dhanis monument in Antwerp
| Location | Belgian Congo (1908-1960) |
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| Year | 1913 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Congo Free State (a golden lion on a blue and gold field surmounted by a star) is displayed centrally, flanked by two circular medallions on laurel branches: the left medallion bears a bearded portrait bust in profile with a surrounding legend, and the right medallion bears the inscription CAMPAGNE ARABE 1892-1894 within a wreath. Decorative foliate scrollwork fills the upper field. The main legend INAUGURATION DU MONUMENT DHANIS / 12 Oct · 1913 is inscribed in the lower field, with the engraver's signature A. MAUQUOY in the lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | INAUGURATION DU MONUMENT DHANIS - 12 Oct · 1913 - A. MAUQUOY |
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