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Medal - Ludovicus Vives Valentinus
| Location | Belgium |
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| Year | 1940 |
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| Period | 20th century |
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| Obverse description | Three-quarter facing bust of Juan Luis Vives (Ludovicus Vives Valentinus), depicted in Renaissance attire with a fur-trimmed robe and flat cap, his right hand raised in a speaking gesture and his left hand holding a book against his body. The circular legend along the upper rim reads LUDOVICUS VIVES VALENTINUS with the dates 1492 and 1540 flanking the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | A young figure seated on a rocky base in front of a large stylized leafy tree, absorbed in reading an open book held in both hands. The motto SINE QUERELA appears in relief at the lower left of the field, the date 1940 at the lower right, and the engraver's signature A. WANSART is incised along the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | SINE QUERELA 1940 A. WANSART |
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