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Medal - Balkan War in 1913
| Location | Romania |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Edge | Plain Lettering: S Lettering: S |
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| Obverse description | The obverse features the Romanian royal eagle displayed in high relief at center, its wings spread wide and surmounted by a crown with a cross; overlaid on the eagle's body is a circular medallion bearing the right-facing bust effigy of King Carol I with the legend CAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI around it. Two kneeling figures flank the central composition, and a ribbon cartouche at the base bears the word PACE. The peripheral legend curves along the rim reading IN AMINTIREA INALTATORULUI AVANT 1913. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a winged allegorical female figure in dynamic forward motion, carrying a large palm frond over her shoulder and extending an olive branch in her outstretched hand. Below her, a panoramic scene in low relief shows troops crossing a pontoon bridge over a wide river, with a rising sun in the background. The curved peripheral legend arcs along the upper rim. |
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