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Medal - Chinese Zodiac - Ox
| Location | People`s Republic of China |
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| Technique | (Polished Bronze, High Relief) |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of a water buffalo (ox) standing in a naturalistic landscape, rendered with exceptional sculptural detail highlighting the animal's muscular form and calm posture. The background features bamboo, foliage, and flowing terrain in graduated relief. The Chinese character 牛 (Ox) appears in the upper right field. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a densely composed collage of embossed stamp-like panels, each reproducing a Chinese New Year commemorative postage stamp depicting one of the twelve zodiac animals, including the monkey, rabbit, dragon, tiger, snake, rat, rooster, horse, goat, ox, dog, and pig. The central and largest panel prominently displays the celebrated 1980 T.46 Year of the Monkey stamp motif. Each panel includes relief renderings of stamp inscriptions such as 中国人民邮政 and face value numerals, blending philatelic imagery with numismatic craftsmanship. |
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| Reverse lettering | 中国人民邮政 庚申年 T.46(1-1) 1980 |
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