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Medal - Europe`s first porcelain
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Diameter | 51 mm |
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| Obverse description | Low-relief depiction of a Chinese fisherman in traditional dress striding forward while wielding a fishing pole with a net, a bird in flight above, a tortoise in the foreground, and a pagoda-style structure in the left field. The curved legend along the upper rim reads '1996 J. G. HÖROLDT 1696 - 1775', commemorating the Meissen porcelain painter Johann Gregorius Höroldt. |
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| Reverse description | Concave reverse with the iconic Meissen crossed-swords mark in low relief at the centre of a recessed field. The surrounding raised rim bears a circular inscription divided into three lines reading 'EUROPAS ERSTES PORZELLAN' at the top and 'STAATLICHE PORZELLAN-MANUFAKTUR MEISSEN' along the lower portion. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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