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Medal - Millennium Collection - French Revolution
| Location | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1999 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central figure of Liberty, depicted as a woman in classical dress and wearing a Phrygian cap, strides forward in high relief raising a flag aloft with her left hand while a group of revolutionary figures advances behind her. The scene is inspired by Delacroix's 'Liberty Leading the People', with the date 1789 in the lower exergue and the legend arcing around the entire border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRENCH REVOLUTION-LIBERTE EGALITE FRATERNITE 1789 |
| Reverse description | Central device depicts a navigational sextant overlaid on a detailed astrolabe or astronomical clock face bearing Roman and Arabic numerals, set within a circular field. The legend THE MILLENNIUM arcs across the top and MEDAL COLLECTION along the bottom, with the Pobjoy Mint PM mintmark visible at lower centre. |
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