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Medal - Gutenberg
| Location | United States |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Central relief depicts Gutenberg's original wooden printing press of c. 1450, rendered in fine detail within the field. An oak branch with leaves frames the left side of the composition. Two text panels in the right field and lower portion bear dedicatory legends. |
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| Obverse lettering | PRINTING PRESS USED BY GUTENBERG IN 1450 TO THE HONOR AND MEMORY OF JOHAN GUTENBERG INVENTOR OF MOVABLE TYPES |
| Reverse description | Central relief depicts a large late 19th-century octuple rotary printing press shown in detailed cross-section view, with operators visible at the machinery. A curved legend runs along the upper border of the medal, and a text panel in the upper left field provides descriptive details of the press. |
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