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Medal - Coronation of Oscar II and Sophia Silver
| Location | Norway |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Reference(s) | Hildebrand#51, Kvist Medalj#54 |
| Obverse description | Conjoined busts of King Oscar II and Queen Sophia, both crowned and facing right, in high relief. The surrounding legend reads OSCAR II ET SOPHIA NOR. SUEC. REX ET REGINA, with the Roman date MDCCCLXXIII at the lower rim and the engraver's signature W. KULLRICH F. in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | OSCAR II ET SOPHIA NOR. SUEC. REX ET REGINA G. LOOS D. MDCCCLXXIII W. KULLRICH F. |
| Reverse description | A seated allegorical female figure, identified as Clio, the muse of history, depicted in classical robes and holding a scroll in her raised right hand and a stylus in her left. The legend VETAT MORI arcs above, the abbreviation U.R.F. appears below the figure, and the engraver's signature E. WEIGAND FEC. is inscribed along the lower rim. The central design is flanked by two laurel branches tied at the base. |
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