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Medal - Gion Festival Amita, Kyoto
| Location | Japan |
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| Type | Souvenir medallion |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of a elaborately decorated Gion Festival float (yamaboko) in procession, surrounded by a crowd of festival participants rendered in fine detail. A smaller structure or lantern tower is visible to the left, with stylized clouds in the upper field. The legend 'GION FESTIVAL' arcs along the upper rim and 'AMITA KYOTO' appears along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GION FESTIVAL 大 AMITA KYOTO |
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