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Medal - Leopold II Exposition Universelle d'Anvers
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Weight | 48 g |
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| Obverse description | Bare-headed bust of King Leopold II in right profile, rendered in high relief within a beaded inner border. The circumscribed legend reads LEOPOLD II ROI DES BELGES, with the engraver's signature KLEIN DE-WALSCHE ANVERS inscribed below the truncation. Two small laurel sprigs frame the base of the bust in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Detailed panoramic view of the Antwerp Universal Exhibition grounds, featuring the monumental entrance pavilion with a triumphal arch surmounted by a globe, flanked by tall columns and domed halls, with formal gardens in the foreground. In the lower exergue, a crowned Belgian shield flanked by oak branches is displayed. The circular legend surrounds the scene within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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