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Medal - Great Hungarians Arany János

Location Hungary
Year 2012
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Obverse description Bust of Hungarian poet János Arany facing left, depicted in traditional Hungarian attire, with a mustache and wavy hair. To the right of the portrait, the name ARANY JÁNOS appears in raised relief above a facsimile signature in cursive script, with the dates 1817–1882 enclosed in an oval cartouche. The designer's initials iSZ appear in the left field.
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Obverse lettering ARANY JÁNOS
Arany János
1817 - 1882
Reverse description Central device features a stylised decorative vase or tree-of-life motif rendered in Hungarian folk art style, flanked by a border of twelve small ornamental shield-shaped devices arranged in a circle. The legend NAGY MAGYAROK arcs along the upper rim, and the designer's initials iSZ appear below the central device in the lower field.
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