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Medal - Countess Catherine Charlotte De la Gardie
| Location | Sweden |
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| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Countess Catherine Charlotte Taube de la Gardie in high relief, her hair elaborately coiffed and adorned. The engraver's name D. FEHRMAN appears in the lower field below the bust. A circular Latin legend runs along the inner border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts a felled tree stump with new shoots sprouting at its base, set in a landscape with trees in the background, symbolising resilience and renewal. The legend FULCRUM INFELICIBUS arcs across the upper field, while a three-line inscription in an exergue panel at the bottom reads OB XII • AB INJURIA SERVATAS CIVES / ORDO R•EQV•, referencing the award by the equestrian order for the protection of citizens from injustice. |
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