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Medal - Gregorio Fernández
| Location | Spain |
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| Year | 1996 |
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| Composition | Silver (.925) |
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| Obverse description | Facing bust of Gregorio Fernández in high relief, depicting the Spanish Baroque sculptor with shoulder-length hair and a short beard. The legend GREGORIO FERNÁNDEZ curves along the left and right periphery, with the birth and death years 1576·1630 inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse description | A stylized relief depiction of the recumbent figure of Christ (the Yacente), referencing Gregorio Fernández's celebrated polychrome sculpture. The legend YACENTE curves along the left border and DEL MUSEO along the upper right periphery of the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | YACENTE DEL MUSEO (Translation: Lying, from the museum.) |
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