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Medal - Frederik V First stone for King's equestrian statue
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1760 |
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| Period | 18th century |
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| Obverse description | Armored bust of King Frederik V facing right, wearing elaborately decorated pauldrons and a lace cravat, with a long powdered wig tied with a ribbon. The Latin royal title legend runs around the rim between two raised borders, with the engraver's signature ARBIEN visible at the lower truncation. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Six lines of Latin text in high relief set within a finely detailed laurel wreath tied at the base, commemorating the laying of the first stone on 18 October 1760. The engraver's initials D·I·A appear at the bottom below the wreath. |
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