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Medal - G. W. Leibniz - Imago Creationis
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1982 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Bust of the philosopher Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz facing slightly left, depicted in period attire with a large curled wig, rendered in high relief. The circular legend surrounds the effigy, reading in Latin with the subject's name and titles. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a central table depicting Leibniz's binary numeral system, showing binary representations alongside their decimal equivalents, flanked by decorative foliate motifs and radiating lines at the top. The exergue bears the inscription naming this as the 'Imago Creationis' with attribution to G.G.L. and the year MDCXCVII, while the surrounding legend quotes the Latin motto referring to creation from nothing. |
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| Reverse lettering | OMNIBVS EX NIHILO DVCENDIS SVFFICIT VNVM IMAGO. CREATIONIS. INVEN G.G L ANN. CHR. MDCXCVII |
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