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Medal - Friedrich Hölderlin
| Location | German Democratic Republic |
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| Year | 1968 |
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| Composition | Copper-nickel |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing bust of Friedrich Hölderlin in high relief occupying most of the field. The legend along the left and right rims reads '1770 FRIEDRICH' and 'HÖLDERLIN 1843', indicating the poet's birth and death years. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A lyre depicted in relief at the center of the field, symbolizing poetry and the arts. The circular legend around the rim reads 'DEUTSCHE DEMOKRATISCHE REPUBLIK', with the date '1968' in the lower exergue flanked by two dots. |
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