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Medal - Cordoba National Exposition

Location Argentina
Year 1871
Type Commemorative medal
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Obverse description The obverse depicts an allegorical scene in high relief: three female figures personifying Science, Art, and Industry presenting offerings to a seated female personification of Argentina holding a shield bearing the national arms. A bust of President Domingo Faustino Sarmiento appears in the upper field. The engravers' signature J. S. & A. B. WYON SC. appears in the exergue.
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Obverse lettering REPUBLICA ARGENTINA EXPOSICION NACIONAL EN CORDOBA J. S. & A. B. WYON SC.
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Reverse lettering LIBERTAD Y TRABAJO AL MERITO EL GOBIERNO ARGENTINO BAJO LA ADMINISTRACION DE D.F. SARMIENTO J. S. & A. B. WYON SC. AÑO MDCCCLXXI
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