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Medal - Göteborg Tercentenary
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing armored bust of King Gustav II Adolf (Gustavus Adolphus) wearing a laurel wreath, with detailed cuirass and lace collar in high relief. The circumferential Latin legend is separated from the beaded border by a plain inner rim, with the engraver's signature A. LINDBERG visible in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | View of the Kronan fortress (Kronhuset or Götheborg's Lejon fortress tower) in high relief, depicting a multi-storey stone building with arched windows, a crowned cupola, and an arched gate bridge flanked by carved stone lions in the lower field. The circular Swedish legend runs around the border within a beaded rim, and the dates 1623 and 1923 appear in the lower exergue, with the designer's monogram W.Z.Hh. visible beneath the central building. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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